not an april fool s joke, but it is a joke, because it s still not seeing the problem. it still is not proposing reining in wasteful government spending. tea party also criticizing the plan as a, quote, work of april fool s day fiction. they too doubt future spending cuts will ever really materialize. ryan s budget plan will cut spending by $5.1 trillion over ten years and balance the budget by then. it also overhauls medicare and medicaid and reforms social security. it will repeal the president s health care law. a new york times editorial asks does the republican party really want to coalesce around a budget this destructive to the country s future? mark, as you know, in its reaction to it, the white house said this essentially stacks the decks against the middle class and threatens the economy and recovery here. so, paul ryan managed to make everyone unhappy. i think the proof s going to be in the pudding when house