Hey, Paul Ryan, You Lost
Remember Rep. Paul Ryan? The failed Republican candidate for vice president has been relatively quiet as Tea Party extremists have commandeered his party and the debate over the government shutdown. But the House Budget Committee chairman waded into the debt-limit debate in a column published Wednesday in The Wall Street Journal. He said he would consider letting the government avoid default if “entitlement reform” is a part of the deal. Translation: he wants to cut Social Security benefits and change Medicare. Sen. Bernie Sanders wants none of that. He talked about Ryan and the government shutdown and debt-ceiling deadline with Ed Schultz. The senator also spoke to a rally outside the Capitol on Wednesday against cuts in Social Security.
