Paul Ryan's Plan Is Not a Compromise

Riding to the rescue, or so it would seem, comes Paul Ryan. Having carefully husbanded his political capital, having escaped the taint of the shutdown by operating exclusively through back channels, Ryan is dusting off his winning persona as earnest fiscally conservative wonk-king. The former veep candidate has taken the lead of the House Republican negotiating position. It is not yet public, but descriptions in news accounts portray Ryan’s plan as mirroring the one he floated in The Wall Street Journal. According to multiple reports, Ryan implored the president to join with him, “telling him that he was missing a historic opportunity.” The Washington Post editorial page cheered Ryan’s proposal (“Obama should embrace it.”) Chris Moody reports, “His strategy in the wake of President Barack Obama's re-election is to emphasize pragmatic reforms that both parties already support rather than driving initiatives that can never pass in divided government.” The old Ryan narrative is falling back into place.

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