So this campaign of late to make Paul Ryan seem like a moderate, bipartisan guy who works with Democrats is just wrong. The claim that Ryan "works with Democrats about as often as any Republican" is technically true, but very misleading. But the important point is that the problem isn't Paul Ryan, the problem is that the two parties (especially Republicans in the House) are so highly polarized that the average Democrat and Republican hardly ever works with his or her rivals. Being "typical" in a polarized Congress does not make one a moderate.
Ryan the Bipartisan?
Ha. Don't make us laugh.
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