Year after year, Ryan harangued Congress about the debt, warning that a debt crisis was inevitable if we kept spending. In “The Path to Prosperity” (2014), Ryan wrote:The national debt has skyrocketed and continues to climb — well after the recession. But in February 2014 — not even a year later — CBO revised its forecast to $7.3 trillion — a $1 trillion increase. And for that, which really is Ryan’s sole claim to fame, Ryan enabled, encouraged and defended Trump every step of the way. Ups and downs: Trump hits Syria; Ryan flattens the GOPMorning Bits: Trump is more unhinged than everEthics and the EPA: How one government office helped turn up the heat on Scott PruittThe Syrian operation: The good, the bad and the ugly

Source: Washington Post April 16, 2018 15:22 UTC