A New Conservative Test: Standing by Ryan's Defunct Medicare Plan?
NBC's First Read thinks so, and Nikki Haley's comments might support the theory
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The revelation that Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan and White House chief of staff Dennis McDonough had a successful secret beer date might be cause to fundamentally rethink skepticism that dinner diplomacy could end Washington gridlock caused by Republicans and Democrats holding diametrically opposed positions.
NBC's First Read thinks so, and Nikki Haley's comments might support the theory
Some Treasury accounting tricks will buy Congress a few more months to negotiate
The GOP ranks are stuck with a vote to cut Medicare in a budget that won't pass
Considering major changes to Medicare would be delayed until after 2012
Partisan maneuvering focuses on voting on budgets no one expects to pass
On learning to budget from Ben Franklin, America's prostitution problem, and memes
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor is asking for major spending cuts and long-term reforms
The political battle between Democrats and Republicans convince you they're grown-ups
Tea Partiers are you. They don't want to cut entitlements
A Democratic stunt creates chaos on the House floor
Though 59 Republicans voted against it
Because the deal mainly cut money that might not have been spent in the first place
And decries Republican attempts to change "the basic social compact in America"
The Republican senator wants the money put back into the budget
White House spokesman Jay Carney says that the president regrets his earlier vote
Reid says both parties have settled on $38 billion in cuts, but Boehner disputes that
It's quickly becoming the easiest way to frame who'll be hurt the most
President says he'd veto bill with conservative proposals to limit abortion and the EPA
Lawmakers are voicing cautious optimism about reaching a deal
It's confusing. It's endless. So we put this together to explain it
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