CD6: Rep. Roscoe Bartlett Launches Robocall Featuring Endorsement from Controversial Congressman Paul Ryan

Incumbent Rep. Roscoe Bartlett is now launching a robocall in Maryland's 6th Congressional District featuring controversial Congressman Paul Ryan. A Wisconsin Republican, Rep. Ryan is famous for his efforts to privatize Medicare and eliminate Medicaid and food stamps. His taped message encourages CD6 Republicans to support Rep. Bartlett for re-election.

The robocall comes with the following message from Roscoe Bartlett's campaign:

I'm honored to have received Rep. Paul Ryan's endorsement for Maryland's 6th Congressional District. Paul Ryan knows that we need proven conservatives in Congress to fight Obama's failed policies, which is why he has supported my campaign.

Tea Party-Aligned Maryland Think Tank Admits Real Goal: Cut Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid

UPDATE: The AARP is now teeing up spots to defend seniors' entitlements from cuts. Like I said, let's bring the GOP's 3-point platform below to Florida!

Maryland Juice earlier this week criticized Tea Party politicians for supporting policies that would hurt their constituents, and we implied that some of them were being phony in their support for eliminating government. Everyone breath a sigh of relief, because the Maryland Public Policy Institute (MPPI) responded by basically saying: a) these policies really do work, and b) Tea Party politicians really do believe this stuff.

Maryland Juice thought it was worth pointing out which policies MPPI is supporting. Below we highlight some of MPPI's suggestions, with some very brief commentary. This is not intended to be an issue review, just a sampler: