Courage

I have read several pundits lately who have credited Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI) with courage for his budget proposals. If that is so, I guess I am confused about just what courage is. Ryan's proposals are based on attacks on the elderly and the disabled (Medicare and Medicaid), children and the poor (Medicaid). He caters obsequiously to the very wealthy and the very powerful (cutting taxes again).

In my world, it does not take courage to attack the weak, the old, the sick, the poor and the young. As far as I can tell Ryan and his ilk are the ultimate cowards.

Shutdown?

Well, the government shutdown bug is alive and well. It looked like it had died out in the 1990's but no bad idea ever really goes away, I guess. This one has been revived by the same kind of folks who were doing them before, only these characters are more thoroughly nasty than the Gingrich crew.

I don't know what's going to happen, but I do know that every significant financial reversal in my life, except my divorce, has involved Republicans!