Republicans

As Kruggy says:

The real question facing America, even in purely fiscal terms, isn’t whether we’ll trim a trillion here or a trillion there from deficits. It is whether the extremists now blocking any kind of responsible policy can be defeated and marginalized.

Jonathan Chait speaking 'honestly' about the Ryan Budget:

Ryan's budget really is at odds with what most Americans would consider to be basic decency. Virtually every House Republican voted for it, and they deserve to face the consequences of it.

NPR's Mara Laisson gushes:

"[Congressman Paul Ryan] is the intellectual leader of the party right now. And even though other candidates aren't embracing all the specifics in his budget. His budget _is_ the GOP's fiscal platform as of the moment."

It's hard to convey how she emphasized the word 'is' in that line.

Recall The 8 Wisconsin Republican Senators

Notice how the moment anyone talks about raising taxes on the richest Americans, GOPers attempt to pivot the discussion to 'small businessmen'? Here's Rep. Paul Ryan doing the GOPer pivot on 'Face the Nation' when asked about his plan to lower taxes on those with "top income":

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI): "If you have really high tax rates what you end up doing is you penalize small businesses. You have to remember, Bob, most successful small businesses file their taxes as individuals. Most of our jobs come from these small businesses. The President is proposing to raise the top tax rate on these small businesses to 44.8 percent. We don’t think that’s good for jobs. We don't think that's good for economic growth. And when we tax our employers a whole lot more than our foreign competitors tax theirs, we lose, they win and we don't want that."

The Chicago Tribune's initial reaction to Paul Ryan's Budget Plan is as loathsome as it is predictable:

What Real Leaders Do

Yet another milestone.

Steve Benen quotes this summary of Rep. Ryan's appearance on Fox News Sunday:

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) defended proposed Republican budget cuts to popular domestic programs Sunday as necessary to maintaining fiscal health.

HuffPost also reports on the appearance:

Jack Balkin explains the real motivation behind the GOPer assault on universal health care:

Paul Krugman puts it succinctly:

...[W]hy check the facts when you already believe that you have The Truth?