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Alekzander

(479 posts) Sun Jan 29, 2017, 10:01 AM Jan 2017

The troubled & Failed Kansas experiment goes to Washington [View all]

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Would Gov. Sam Brownback, once House Speaker Paul Ryan’s boss and still fond of him today, relish the chance to remake Washington the way he’s overhauled Kansas with supply-side sensibilities?

He smiles. Pauses.

“It’s what I thought would happen all along,” the governor says. “You change America by changing states. That’s how it’s done. … We’ve pioneered these areas.”

Now he sees the Great Kansas Experiment in conservatism headed to Washington at the heart of the Ryan agenda.

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article129281854.html#storylink=cpy

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The troubled & Failed Kansas experiment goes to Washington [View all] Alekzander Jan 2017 OP

Make America Kansas. Yep Solly Mack Jan 2017 #1

The man is delusional. MuseRider Jan 2017 #4

He is - just like Trump. Solly Mack Jan 2017 #5

A little quieter, perhaps a little smarter and MuseRider Jan 2017 #6

Still, both are scary delusional. Solly Mack Jan 2017 #7

Oh totally! MuseRider Jan 2017 #8

Brownbackistan Turbineguy Jan 2017 #2

Brownback knows conservative econ policies aren't working in Kansas and has suppressed votes. They uponit7771 Jan 2017 #3

R#3 & K n/t UTUSN Jan 2017 #9