Paul Ryan takes fame, and hecklers, in stride

Depending on which Wisconsinite you ask, Rep. Paul Ryan should either use his budget to pave a road to the White House or throw it into Lake Michigan. The Budget Committee chairman held 19 “listening sessions” in his southeastern Wisconsin district over the recess, and his constituents didn’t disappoint: they gave him an earful. A vocal minority of protesters — some of them following him from venue to venue — kept Ryan’s controversial plan to overhaul Medicare at the forefront of the eight town halls POLITICO attended. But he was also greeted with standing ovations and calls to run for president. (POLITICO, 5/3)