Ryan a Smart and Courageous Policy Wonk?
Here's a list of some of the people and organizations who have publicly questioned the brilliance, honesty, seriousness, and/or courage of Paul Ryan’s policy proposals (with thanks to Eric Alterman of the Nation):
Analysts at the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office
Analysts at the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center
Analysts at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Analysts at the Citizens for Tax Justice
Analysts at the Economic Policy Institute
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
David Stockman, former budget director, Reagan White House
Peter Orszag, former budget director, Obama White House
Paul Krugman, Nobel Prize-winning economist, New York Times columnist (multiple times)
Mark Zandi, economist at Moody’s Analytics, adviser to both McCain presidential campaign and
Obama administration
Mark Thoma, professor of economics at the University of Oregon
The Economist’s American Politics column
Ron Paul, 2012 Republican presidential candidate
Newt Gingrich, 2012 Republican presidential candidate, former GOP Speaker of the House,
John Boehner, current GOP Speaker of the House
Donald Trump, erstwhile Republican presidential candidate, stopped clock
Majority of the American people
And, yes, Paul Ryan himself
