Rep. Paul Ryan finally broke his silence about the budget and debt limit deal yesterday, criticizing Speaker Boehner, the Senate, and the White House for the secretive negotiations that led to the agreement. "I think the process stinks," said Ryan, who is expected to be elected speaker on Thursday.  "This is not the way to do the people's business," he added. Politico: Ryan has promised major changes to the legislative process as speaker in response to complaints from conservatives. They say Boehner's style has been too top-down and crisis-driven, largely ignoring the input of committees and rank-and-file members. Ryan has been an ally of Boehner's throughout the Ohio Republican's five years as speaker. Ryan's remarks criticizing how the deal came to fruition represent his starkest public split with the man he's set to replace as Republican leader. Boehner said he wasn't a fan of the process himself. "Totally...(Read Full Post)