Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan Hits Back At Catholic Critics Of His Budget

Sahil Kapur | April 27, 2012, 6:19AM

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI)

Under fire from the powerful U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops for writing a budget that cuts deeply into programs that help the needy, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) defended his vision in a Thursday speech at Georgetown University.

But his remarks were less an attempt to persuade his religious detractors than to undermine them, putting the Catholic Wisconsinite in the uncomfortable position of criticizing a frequent ally.

"I suppose there are some Catholics who for a long time have thought they had a monopoly of sorts," Ryan said. "Not exactly on heaven, but on the social teaching of our church. Of course there can be differences among faithful Catholics on this."

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Mike Huckabee

Huckabee: Poverty Will Fall If Single Parents Just Get Married (VIDEO)

Andrew Jones | February 25, 2011, 12:42PM

According to former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee (R), America's poverty problem would be greatly reduced if single parents would simply tie the knot.

The potential 2012 GOP presidential candidate made the statements in the course of his appearance on Fox & Friend as part of the promotional tour for his new book, A Simple Government -- Twelve Things We Really Need from Washington (And a Trillion We Don't).

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