Paul Ryan to deliver State of the Union response, Bachmann to deliver her own rebuttal

[Emit]

Wisconsin Republican Rep. Paul Ryan will deliver the Republican response to President Obama's State of the Union address next week, congressional GOP leaders announced Friday.

Ryan, who turns 40 next week, is the chairman of the House Budget Committee and is considered a GOP rising star. He is slated to deliver the response from the House Budget Committee hearing room, a symbolic move that Republican leaders say underscores their party's commitment to fiscal responsibility in the new Congress.

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said that Ryan's "unique understanding of the fiscal problems we face, his command of policy, and his adherence to the principles of our nation's founding make him an excellent spokesman for the path that Americans want Washington to take."

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http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2011/01/paul-ryan-to-deliver-state-of.html

Michele Bachmann to deliver her own State of the Union rebuttal

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) is delivering the official rebuttal to President Obama's State of the Union next week. But, thanks to technology and the tea party movement, it won't be the only Republican response. In concert with Tea Party Express, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) is delivering her own post-speech message.

Ryan's response will air on national television after Obama's speech; Bachmann's will be streamed on the Tea Party Express Web site. The news was announced in a fund-raising email. Bachmann founded a Tea Party Caucus in Congress, and Tea Party Express named her a "hero" in the 2010 election.

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http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2011/01/michele-bachmann-delivering-he.html

[Kurovski]

1. Uchh.

"hero"? That's some mighty low standards, if indeed an unregulated madhouse can have such a thing. Reality is negotiable now.

[jwirr]

2. And I am not going to listen to either one of them.

[PBS Poll-435]

3. She is such a sociopath.

And an egomaniac.

[krabigirl]

4. I wonder if this isn't being done to make Ryan a more attractive potus candidate. N

Next to crazy, anyone looks sane.

[bobthedrummer]

5. A K&R from the Tea Bag occupied Red State of Wisconsin to offset the unrec crew here n/t