◼ Despite a media narrative that House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan's Medicare proposal is being rejected by the American people, a new New York Times/CBS poll finds that by a plurality of 47 percent to 41 percent, Americans actually approve of it. - Philip Klein/Washington Examiner
◼ GOP Sen. Susan Collins says she opposes Ryan budget, "but at least he had the courage to put forward a plan to significantly reduce the debt..." - Philip Klein/Washington Examiner
◼ Ryan and Obama: Mr. Fix It and Mr. Nix It - Big Government