What is, and is NOT a centrist.

Paul Krugman makes an excellent observation, one that just happens to be true (unlike some preposterous rants from the Right). It's a full-throated take-down of the Ryan Budget as the extreme, social darwinism, anti-New Deal piece of legislation that it clearly is. Krugman assails the media's current fascination with the "brave" Ryan budget, and the myth that Ryan himself is a centrist. He asks this question:

Well, ask yourself the following: What does it mean to be a centrist, anyway? 

It could mean supporting politicians who actually are relatively nonideological, who are willing, for example, to seek Democratic support for health reforms originally devised by Republicans, to support deficit-reduction plans that rely on both spending cuts and revenue increases. And by that standard, centrists should be lavishing praise on the leading politician who best fits that description — a fellow named Barack Obama.

This particular myth, driven hard by the GOP, and unfortunately echoed by the media who, after years of being attacked by Fox News as being "left wing" and "lame-stream", are so desperate to be seen as centrist that they jump at the chance to embrace a seemingly reasonable Paul Ryan, and his "brave" budget. Please. Mr Ryan is the veritable wolf hiding in sheep's clothing - unless you happen to be extremely wealthy, or one of those corporations that, as Mr Romney points out, "...are people my friend".

Time to be real. The GOP has driven off an ideological cliff, and we need to make sure they're not hanging onto the ledge. Dear, Republicans. It's time to fall, and past time for your party to throw off the tantrums of the Tea Party, and return to the actual center, rather than the center that's somewhere to the right of nowhere at present. It will be your demise if you continue this path. The best argument against democracy might be 5 minutes with the average voter, but sooner or later, even these average Joe's know a Wolf when it bites them, and steals their money.