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Self-loathing seniors shower Paul Ryan with money
Newly announced Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, addresses the crowd Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, during a campaign event with Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, not shown, in Norfolk, Va. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Self-loathing seniors shower Paul Ryan with money

Since the Obama campaign insists that a VP Paul Ryan spells certain death for seniors, self-hating is the only explanation I can think of that would explain this news...

Nope, scratch that. There is one other explanation -- Barack Obama is full of bologna.

One of the most prolific fundraisers in Congress, Ryan has drawn nearly $400,000 from retirees this election cycle, dramatically outperforming most House lawmakers, according to data collected by the Center for Responsive Politics.

The seven-term Wisconsin Congressman and House Budget chairman has come under fire for the controversial budget proposal he released last year that called for dramatically reshaping Medicare and repealing President Barack Obama's health care law. The plan would transition Medicare into a voucher-like system by 2022 and strike the 2010 health care law - two ideas that Democrats say would be devastating for older Americans.

Just about 13 percent of residents of Ryan's district, which blends the wealthy Milwaukee suburbs with some of the state's largest industrial areas, are 65 years or older, ranking 203rd out of the 437 districts, including Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, according to 2010 census data.

By comparison, Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.), who represents more people over age 65 than any another Member of Congress, according to 2010 census figures, has raised just $113,000 from retirees so far this cycle.

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