Democrats must nominate the person with the best chance to win and who will best be able to get things done.
Paul Ryan
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Biden comes through for Dems
For those Democrats who needed to be juiced up again after last week’s first presidential debate, Vice President Joe Biden came through for them during last night’s vice-presidential debate with Republican candidate Paul Ryan. While there will surely be some jeers about Biden’s many laughs and interruptions, it was pure Biden on display. Nobody really […]
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Week ahead: VP debate, Pittsford development meeting
The first and only debate between vice-presidential candidates Joe Biden and Paul Ryan takes place this Thursday, October 11. Biden is undoubtedly under pressure to salvage the Democratic ticket after last week’s less-than-stellar debate performance by President Obama. Pundits will certainly be watching to see if the pressure pushes Biden into making one of his […]
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MEDICINE: Rochester faces health-care calamity
There is a time bomb hidden in this whole health-care debate, and it has nothing to do with the Affordable Care Act. This potential catastrophe is a result of the Budget Control Act that President Obama signed into law in 2011. Unless Congress and the president act to change the law, 8 percent will be […]
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The health-care discussion we’re not having
There is a time bomb hidden in this whole health care debate, and it has nothing to do with the Affordable Care Act. [Image-1] This potential catastrophe is a result of the Budget Control Act that President Obama signed into law in 2011. Unless Congress and the president act to change the law, approximately 8 […]
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Facts aren’t Ryan’s forte
For weeks, political pundits and journalists — a lot not known for niceties — have treated Paul Ryan’s comments like they were delicate little finger sandwiches. Dan Amira wrote an excellent article for New York Magazine saying that Ryan’s campaign strategy is to ignore the facts and just attack. He’s relying on the public’s ignorance, […]
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NEWS BLOG: O’Brien’s interviews are one of the few worth watching
A frustration with watching news interviews on television is the sorry lack of tough follow-up questions. Mainstream anchors instead seem to rely more on giving equal time to both sides of a political issue. It’s easier, it’s less risky, and they can almost count on what type of response they’ll get. So-and-so gets the last […]
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NEWS BLOG: Ryan’s no libertarian, apparently
Trying to learn more about the Republican VP candidate Paul Ryan, I’ve been gathering links to media reports on him. Here’s one that liberals and conservatives alike may find interesting. Ryan has said he’s a devotee of Ayn Rand, but he breaks from her on key issues of civil liberties, Ben Adler writes in a […]
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NEWS BLOG: Romney, Ryan, Medicare, and risk
I dunno; maybe some political reporters are sensing something I’m not. I keep reading stories and blogs hinting that Mitt Romney has taken a risky – possibly fatal – step in choosing Paul Ryan as his running mate. The reason: Ryan’s hope to partially privatize Medicare. In their Politico post this morning, for instance, Alexander […]
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NEWS BLOG: The Ryan Choice
Mitt Romney’s selection of Paul Ryan has certainly livened things up. And for a while on Saturday, I agreed with the commentators saying it’s a good choice: good for the country. Their reasoning: now we can have a national debate over substance. But after spending much of yesterday reading about Ryan and thinking about what […]
