National Review Spins for Rep. Paul Ryan

NRO (CAUTION: Extremely disturbing image of Rand at the top of this NRO page) out at 4:00 am this morning with some early spin on behalf of Rep. Paul Ryan, in advance of his speech to be given at Georgetown U. this morning, wrt his views on the atheist Ayn Rand and how her deranged and disgraceful philosophy has influenced him.  From the NRO:

Paul Krugman, the New York Times columnist, recently called Ryan “an Ayn Rand devotee” who wants to “slash benefits for the poor.” New York magazine once alleged that Ryan “requires staffers to read Atlas Shrugged,” Rand’s gospel of capitalism. President Obama has blasted the Ryan budget as Republican “social Darwinism.”

These Rand-related slams, Ryan says, are inaccurate and part of an effort on the left to paint him as a cold-hearted Objectivist. Ryan’s actual philosophy, as reported by my colleague, Brian Bolduc, couldn’t be further from the caricature. As a practicing Roman Catholic, Ryan says, his faith and moral values shape his politics as much as his belief in freedom and capitalism does.

Here is a video that although it includes only some quotations from others, at the end it includes actual video of Ryan speaking about his view of Rand's philosophy:




We report, you decide. ;)

From Ryan's namesake:  "Beware that no one shall be despoiling you through philosophy and empty seduction, in accord with human tradition, in accord with the elements of the world, and not in accord with Christ"  Col 2:8

Hey Paul, please just read the Scriptures brother.

Marc Theissen: A bishop’s unjust attack on Paul Ryan

Op/Ed at the WaPo that is HOPELESSLY out of the MMT paradigm but provides a good review of where we are on fiscal.  Identifies where the GOP leadership, some in US Catholic Church leadership, the President, even The Pope are relative to the fiscal issue.

Readers may find it revealing, and a point of reference.  Theissen reports that Ryan, who is taking some heat from Catholic theologians, claims his proposal increases spending by 3% annual vice the Presidents proposal for a 4.5% increase.

And it looks like Ryan is trying to trump the Bishops with The Pope, who apparently thinks "we are living at the expense of future generations" and " In this respect it is plain that we are living in untruth.” (Wow!)

Benedict declared that “huge debts are … treated as something that we are simply entitled to,” and that to confront this problem “a global examination of conscience is indispensable.”

Looks like stupidity goes up not only to the highest levels of government, but the highest levels of church authority as well.