It’s the same old song … Paul Ryan says one thing and does something quite the opposite. He’s singing the song about thrift; cutting ineffective programs; overhauling Medicare and Social Security and ending Capitol cronyism.

He sings the song and uses all the “glittering generalities” and “big lies” in his Path to Prosperity!

But his record is something else … he acts like just another “hog at the trough!” He just wants a lot of us – especially those who do not give bucks – big bucks – to pay to keep filling the trough!

(SOURCE: The Washington Post)

This Washington Post article, “Paul Ryan has record of pushing for and earmarking federal funds for his district”, details more about the fiscal darling’s dalliances from his “Path to Prosperity. He wants to buffer and protect the certain privileged class from economic hardship.

The Washington Post article begins, “Five months ago, Rep. Paul Ryan reached out to the Transportation Department, urging that it look favorably upon his home town’s request for $3.8 million, which would help build a new city transit center.

“It was the same center that four years ago received $735,000 in federal funds through an earmark that Ryan (R-Wis.) had secured.

“Over his 13 years in Congress, Ryan has often used the powers of his office to seek federal funds for his district, sometimes from existing pools of money and other times in ways that would increase federal spending. His success has meant funding for projects including a runway extension at a local airport and an environmental study of the Kenosha Harbor.

“There is nothing improper or even unusual about what Ryan has done — in fact, it is the essence of what many congressmen do and what many of their constituents expect. But it complicates the image that Ryan, and now Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign, have sought to project of a man who is single-mindedly focused on sharply cutting the federal budget and erasing the nation’s deficit.

“The attention to Ryan’s funding requests introduced an unexpected bump to an otherwise positive week after his introduction as Romney’s running mate. With the intense focus on Ryan and his record, a couple of other topics also have challenged the campaign: Romney and Ryan struggled to square their Medicare plans, and when Ryan accused President Obama of going easy on China, Obama supporters noted the congressman’s vote against legislation that could have imposed duties on countries such as China.

“In the case of Ryan’s advocacy for federal funds, his positions have sometimes blurred party lines: In several instances, he sought earmarks opposed by the George W. Bush administration. In 2009, he urged the Obama administration to award millions of economic stimulus dollars for ‘green’ jobs in his district, even though he had voted against the stimulus package that year.

“The congressman’s stance on federal dollars drew more attention this week when he denied in an interview with a Cincinnati television station that he had ever sought stimulus dollars. Earlier, he had made the same claim on a Boston radio show.”

To read this Washington Post article in its entirety, click here.