Tonight in Washington Rep. Paul Ryan will receive Politico ’s “ Health Care Policymaker of the Year ” award. Washington Monthly blogger Steve Benen deftly summarizes the many reasons why Ryan is so undeserving of said award. It’s been several months sinc Full Story »
Posted by Dwight Rousu
Good examination of strange award lack of logic coming from one of the major reading rags in the DC bubble.
Blogger Digby jokes that “To honor [Ryan] for his work on healthcare policy is akin to honoring Governor Scott Walker as Public Employee of the year.” The Politico award is reminiscent of a similarly ridiculous “fiscal responsibility” honor bestowed upon Ryan earlier this year by three leading deficit hawk groups
Any chance Politico is owned by a corporation? By rich white republicans? WIkipedia says: Frederick J. Ryan Jr., former assistant to President Ronald Reagan,[2] is president and chief executive officer.[3] Politico is owned by Allbritton Communications, which owns television stations in Washington, D.C., and elsewhere, all affiliated with the Disney-owned ABC network. the progressive watchdog group Media Matters for America accused Politico of having a "Republican tilt"