<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"><title>PJ Media</title><link>https://pjmedia.com/ronradosh/2011/04/06/the-end-of-the-social-democratic-model-will-the-left-respond-by-accepting-reality/feed/</link><description>PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.</description><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:16:02 -0400</lastBuildDate><item><title>The End of the Social-Democratic Model: Will the Left Respond by Accepting Reality?</title><description>&lt;![CDATA[Yesterday, the only adult among a group of congressional kindergartners, Rep. Paul Ryan, released his budget proposal for the future. The Democratic establishment immediately responded with the kind of knee-jerk all-out attacks we have come to expect from them. Rep. Nancy Pelosi tweeted: “The #GOP Ryan budget is a path to poverty for America&amp;#8217;s seniors &amp;amp; children and a road to riches for big oil #GOPvalues.”  Not wanting to be outdone, the top Democrat on the House Budget Committee, Rep. Chris Van Hollen, said: “It is not courageous to protect tax breaks for millionaires, oil companies and other big-money special interests while slashing our investment in education, ending the current health care guarantees for seniors on Medicare, and denying health care coverage to tens of millions of Americans.”]]&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 10:22:59 -0400</pubDate><creator xmlns="dc">&lt;![CDATA[Ron Radosh]]&gt;</creator><enclosure url="" type="image/jpeg" length="123" /><link>https://pjmedia.com/ron-radosh/2011/04/06/the-end-of-the-social-democratic-model-will-the-left-respond-by-accepting-reality-n183677</link></item></channel></rss>