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Posted at 03:14 PM ET, 04/17/2013

Paul Ryan, in a box?

By Greg Sargent

If the House GOP budget chairman wants to run for president in 2016, that won't make the prospects for fiscal compromise any brighter.

By Greg Sargent | 03:14 PM ET, 04/17/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Paul Ryan

Posted at 11:11 AM ET, 03/25/2013

By Jamelle Bouie

He may not be a central topic of speculation about the 2016 presidential race, but the grip of Ryan's ideas on the GOP's is as tight as ever.

By Jamelle Bouie | 11:11 AM ET, 03/25/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: 2016 elections, Paul Ryan

Posted at 11:58 AM ET, 03/21/2013

By Jamelle Bouie

There is no sign the party has any intention of rethinking the economic vision that was decisively rejected by voters last November.

By Jamelle Bouie | 11:58 AM ET, 03/21/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Paul Ryan, Republicans

Posted at 03:49 PM ET, 03/13/2013

By Greg Sargent

No amount of candy or flowers can bridge the divide with anyone who is in thrall to the ideas the Ryan budget blueprint embodies.

By Greg Sargent | 03:49 PM ET, 03/13/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Paul Ryan

Posted at 12:03 PM ET, 03/12/2013

By Greg Sargent

Ryan's plan has cleverly taken steps to avoid the political pitfalls that bedeviled Mitt Romney's campaign proposals.

By Greg Sargent | 12:03 PM ET, 03/12/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Pau Ryan, Paul Ryan

Posted at 03:39 PM ET, 03/11/2013

By Jonathan Bernstein

Paul Ryan's budget will retain Obamacare's Medicare cuts -- after campaigning against them for two straight cycles.

By Jonathan Bernstein | 03:39 PM ET, 03/11/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Paul Ryan, Republicans

Posted at 11:32 AM ET, 12/05/2012

By Jamelle Bouie

Conservatives claim they need to moderate their rhetoric to speak to the middle class. But they need to change their policies.