Is this Paul Ryan's finest hour?

[TomCADem]

Source: National Journal

The House Budget Committee chairman finds himself at the center of a national debate over Medicare and, clearly reveling the fight, is using British metaphors to explain his desire for a top-to-bottom debate over his budget blueprint and the massive restructuring of Medicare it envisions for every American 55 and younger.

"This is a Churchillian-type of moment in history," Ryan told National Journal. "The polls are predictable. They are regrettable. But this is a unique time in our history. We can't go wobbly."

Winston Churchill carries a dual metaphorical meaning for conservatives. They invoke him as someone who was politically scorned and isolated for warning of a foreseeable but underappreciated danger — Adolf Hitler. They also see Churchill as indefatigable and heroic in summoning British grit, perseverance and tenacity in the face of the Nazi blitz.

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Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., said that Republicans had to press forward with the Ryan plan to turn Medicare into a program supported by direct payments to seniors, but he harbored some anxiety that GOP leaders might back down. "I'm worried they are worried," West said. "We need to stay strong.

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43197174/ns/politics-capitol_hill/

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Ooh!!! The mainstream media wants us to buy into Paul Ryan's most recent megomaniac ramblings about his crusade to abolish Medicare.

You cannot resist! Roger Ailes commands you to start blaming Democrats!!! You must admire Republicans for the strength of their conviction. Also, when they hold the nation's economy hostage, you must call the Democrats weak, and admire Republicans for the strength of their convictions.

Afterall, these are the corporate media talkings points. Attack Democrats!!! Admire Paul Ryan because he is like Churchill fighting Hitler.