01 April 2009

Republicans' April 1 Budget

LATE, LATE, LATE UPDATE: Andrew Sullivan: "I can barely find a single conservative blog touting the thing, which tells you something."

LATER, LATER UPDATE: Kevin Drum tees off on the Social Security proposal.

LATER UPDATE: Did we mention Medicare is flushable?

UPDATE: Yglesias weighs in: Paul Ryan is this year's John McCain (younger, but just as out of touch).
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Yo. Check Steve Benen on the Republicans' alternative budget that's finally delivering on some specifics. It ain't pretty. For backup, Benen quotes Krugman: "I'm shocked by the total intellectual collapse of the Republican Party in the face of this economic crisis...."