https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2012/08/11/paul-ryan-pick-drives-unhinged-mobs-to-burnthemathwitch/feed/Who Said Whaten-usWed, 22 Apr 2026 19:34:26 -0400<![CDATA[&#8220;Wonk&#8221; is one of those wonderful words you just don&#8217;t find the occasion to use that often — at least until House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan takes the national stage, and &#8220;policy wonk&#8221; becomes handy media shorthand for &#8220;the guy who seems to know what he&#8217;s doing but we wouldn&#8217;t recognize it if we tried.&#8221;]]>Sat, 11 Aug 2012 20:50:56 -0400<![CDATA[Brett T.]]>https://twitchy.com/brettt/2012/08/11/paul-ryan-pick-drives-unhinged-mobs-to-burnthemathwitch-n64572