Santa Accosts 'Naughty' Paul Ryan

Kris Kringle wants tax cuts for middle class only
By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff
Posted Dec 13, 2012 11:41 AM CST

Santa Claus is, according to voters, a Democrat—so is it any surprise Paul Ryan is on his naughty list? "Santa," aka an activist from TheAction.org, ambushed Paul Ryan on the Capitol Hill steps recently to let him know that if he doesn't support an extension of the Bush tax cuts for the middle class (and the expiration of the tax cuts for the wealthiest 2%), the congressman is getting a lump of coal in his stocking this year. Equally unsurprisingly, Ryan blew Santa off, Mediaite reports. (More Paul Ryan stories.)

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