The reason I think Paul Ryan disowned Ayn Rand: the GOP may be working to try to bring their

[applegrove]

coalition of tea partiers, religious righties, libertarians and conservatives together. Cause they were all over the ****ing place during the primaries. By getting rid of a 'leader' of the libertarians in Ayn Rand, they leave room for Romney to lead that group in this presidential election once Ron Paul supports him. Then maybe the libertarian base will have more in common with evangelicals if Libertarians don't worship somebody godless. Cause Romney has enough trouble making all the groups live together and have the christian right forgive him for being a mormon.

[pepperbear]

1. I thought it Paul Ryan

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/04/26/471730/paul-ryan-ayn-rand/

[applegrove]

2. Thanks. Sometimes I skim articles when I should take the time to read. Changed it.

[eyewall]

3. She so obviously represents the worst of the republican platform

They must be feeling too blatant for prime time.

[iemitsu]

6. paul ryan not ron paul.

[pepperbear]

5. Were it that sinister. I think he only just now found out she was an atheist...

and of course all bets are off when a politician appears to not believe in Jesus, so he did what they do best: disown and run away, lest he get tarred with her "blasphemy." They tried to do that with Obama and the Rev. Jeremy Wright.

[emulatorloo]

7. Pretty much. I doubt he knew anything but the Cliff Notes back when he was praising her.