The intriguing thing about Rep. Paul Ryan's proposal to trade a debt ceiling increase for the president's approval of the Keystone pipeline is that the proposal is likely to get at least some Democratic support. An appearance of bi-partisanship would make it more likely that White House would cave on their ridiculous claim that the president is not going to bargain on raising the debt limit. Wall Street Journal: House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) on Tuesday floated the possibility of pressing the White House to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline as a GOP condition for raising or suspending the debt ceiling. "We've never just done nothing," Mr. Ryan said in an interview on the Hugh Hewitt radio program. "We want to make sure that we're taking steps in the direction of fiscal conservatism, of fiscal responsibility. I, for one, think we need to do more in the energy sector. I believe we need to approve Keystone pipeline. We need to produce regulatory certainties...(Read Full Post)