Paul Ryan’s dishonest rejection of Ayn Rand is why he’ll never be on a GOP presidential ticket - Herkimer, NY - The Telegram

Paul Ryan’s dishonest rejection of Ayn Rand is why he’ll never be on a GOP presidential ticket

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By Pat Cunningham

When I reported HERE last week that Rep. Paul Ryan, the Republican budget guru, had suddenly disowned the crackpot philosopher Ayn Rand, I didn’t really do the matter justice.

I failed to fully capture the craven dishonesty of Ryan’s belated rejection of Rand’s gospel of selfishness.

 I failed to emphasize, for example, the blatant falseness of Ryan’s claim that it was only an “urban legend” that he has ever been a devoted disciple of Rand.

And I failed to note that Ryan’s mendacity in this whole matter decidedly precludes any possibility that Mitt Romney will choose him as a running mate ...

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