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Ryan? Really?

Posted by linkmeister on 11 August 2012, 8:29 am

If Nolan Ryan were Romney’s choice for Vice President, he’d carry Texas and maybe dent Obama’s vote totals in New York and California, but it’s that other Ryan who’s been picked. Paul Ryan, who wants to cut taxes even more deeply than Romney himself, in addition to his well-publicized desire to change Medicare into a …

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