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AndyTiedye's JournalRyan thrust into central Republican role
Source: Financial Times
Paul Ryan lost his bid for the vice-presidency, but the conservative congressman from Wisconsin returned to Washington as a potential game-changer in the tense negotiations over the fiscal cliff.
John Boehner is his partys chief negotiator in talks between Republicans and Barack Obama in the White House over a budget deal. But Mr Ryans public support or rejection of any compromise reached by Mr Boehner and the president will be key to a deal passing muster with rank and file members.
Mr Ryan has maintained his influence among the conservative base of Republicans in the House, many of whom view defeat in the presidential election as a consequence of the Republican ticket not being conservative enough.
I think he is probably the most powerful person you havent heard anything from, says Chris Krueger, an analyst at Guggenheim Securities.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/51e9d7a6-3a4b-11e2-a32f-00144feabdc0.html#ixzz2DfyyeCla
(may be behind a paywall)
Read more: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/51e9d7a6-3a4b-11e2-a32f-00144feabdc0.html#ixzz2DfyyeCla
I posted the following in the ft.com comments section:
Ryan's "solution" to the "cliff" is to throw granny off it.
http://www.youtube...atch?v=OGnE83A1Z4U
Amateur Radio Operators Understand the Need to be Able to Communicate in an Emergency
If the cellular carriers are going to take such a cavalier attitude towards keeping their networks up
then we need to take matters into our own hands.
Amateur radio is radio for the people.
http://www.arrl.org/getting-your-technician-license
GOP = Grandma Over the Precipice
Voter ID laws could sway US elections
Almost all the new rules have been enacted in states with Republican governors and GOP-led legislatures. From Wisconsin to Texas, they have passed strict legislation requiring voters to present certain forms of government-issued identification instead of the usual voter registration cards.
Students in Texas would not be able to use their state university ID cards either, but the state would accept voters with permits to carry concealed weapons.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c50b1f7a-df0f-11e1-97ea-00144feab49a.html#ixzz22jigPR41 (may require subscription)
What Will Those Nukes Do When the BIG ONE Hits?
Let's decommission San Onofre and Diablo Canyon before an earthquake does it for us.
It would be far worse than Fukushima, since there is so much spent fuel on-site,
and the prevailing winds would blow the fallout into the most heavily populated parts of California.
The Election Was Rigged
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