1. Ryan’s position opposing abortion even in cases of rape, and his attempts to define cytoblasts as legal ‘persons’ (which would outlaw all termination of pregnancies and some forms of birth control) came under scrutiny when  Republican Todd Akin, running for the Senate in Missouri, provoked a furor. 

Akin said he opposed abortion even in cases of rape because in ‘legitimate rape’ the woman’s body rejects fertilization. Akin’s insensitivity to a situation that affects a third of a million American women every decade, plus his ignorance of Biology 101, drew widespread condemnation. 

Mitt Romney put out a statement that both he and Ryan believed abortion was permitted in case of rape.  Problem: Ryan has repeatedly opposed that position and appears to agree  with Akin more than with his running mate.

2. Ryan keeps attacking Prsident Obama’s stimulus program now . But  .... Read more;