Katrina Vanden Heuvel dubunks "Paul Ryan is courageous" meme, in an article in WaPa which is worth a quick read, while we are trying to help voters get to know who Paul Ryan really is. Katrina paints an ugly picture"
Therein lies the rub. Ryan’s budget isn’t courageous — it’s just cruel. Three-fifths of the cuts he wants would hit those with low incomes, while those who have the most would continue getting more. It’s no wonder the former altar boy has had his knuckles rapped by a group of nuns for peddling a budget that “rejects church teaching about solidarity, inequality, the choice for the poor, and the common good.”
Ryan’s claim to courage — beating up on the poor notwithstanding — lies in his supposed willingness to tackle tough fiscal issues without obfuscation or sugar-coating. This would be admirable – if it were not utter nonsense. He preaches the need for austerity while refusing to touch defense spending. He doesn’t specify which tax loopholes would be eliminated to pay for massive tax cuts. He voted against stimulus to help the whole country, but for the auto bailout to help his own congressional district. ...
In short, beneath that Ken doll head of hair, behind the carefully cultivated image of a brave pseudo-policy wonk, lies a cruel ideologue. And it’s Ryan’s GOP now.
Katrina reminds us that Paul Ryan's budget would "slash support (for returning vets) by 13%, he voted against repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," and for "defunding Planned Parenthood and letting hospitals refuse emergency abortion care, even when a mother’s life is in danger."
Next time someone tells you Paul Ryan is bold, and courageous, may you should reply, "no, he's a cruel right-wing ideologue."