[detective]

“Obama and his outgoing budget director Peter Orszag have both acknowledged Ryan’s plan as a serious one, though they also disagree with it and have elevated it in part so that partisan Democrats can use it as a punching bag”

This is not the time to be attacking other Republicans, though heaven knows there are some really terrible ones out there. Ryan should focus his efforts on standing up to the totalitarians in control in Washington. Ryan should stop being a “punching bag” for the Democrats and should focus on winning in November.

The building is on fire and in danger of being destroyed. Now is not the time to argue among ourselves about whether the fire engines are shiny enough.

[Leisler]

If not now, when? Speaking as a conservative, the GOP/RNC is the other leftist, liberal, corrupt big tax, big government party.