Leftists and RINOs Attack Heritage Scholar Jason Richwine
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Whenever I see people that are involved in advancing the things I believe in under assault, I defend them. So whenever there is an attack on what I believe in, I come here and defend it. When there is somebody that the left is trying to destroy because they are involved in advancing things I believe in, I defend them. But never once do I get up and ask myself, “Who can I attack today?” I’m portrayed as just the opposite, that I come here and I attack.
No, I defend.
I react to assaults on the traditions, the institutions, and the people and I think are important — and Jason Richwine is one such person. But I’ll tell you: It actually goes beyond him.
The left is now targeting the Heritage Foundation. Jason Richwine is a fellow. He works there. He’s a Harvard University PhD. If you recall from yesterday, he coauthored a study that pegs the cost of the amnesty bill to $6.3 trillion. Now, the lead author is a guy named Robert Rector. We quote him often on this program, too. He’s a former office of personnel management analyst. He is the leading intellectual warrior on welfare and welfare reform in all of Washington. He holds a master’s degree in political science from Johns Hopkins University. Continue reading
