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Odd Responses to Paul Ryan Pick
Here are a few of the things I noticed about the response to Paul Ryan:
#1 Andrea Mitchell's quip that this was not a pick for suburban moms, for women.
In what way? Is that group a monolith? What Republican possibility would rise to this standard? Is it true that Mitchell consulted with St. Sandra of Fluke before making this claim?
#2 my friend's statement that the Republicans have lost the election
Should a person say this when Obama's Gallup approval is at 43%? Is there a precedent for an incumbent being elected in such dire economic times?
#3 Paul Ryan is the same as Palin and Bachmann.
He was selected as a VP contender. Palin was selected as a VP contender. Ergo, Paul Ryan = Palin. It's the same pick.
Ryan has a conservative voting record. Bachmann has a slightly more conservative voting record according to the ACU. Ergo, Ryan is Bachmann.
That is really lame and lazy, seriously. They're totally unalike in temperament and issues of interest.
There's no sense of nuance with these people, and the worst part is that it wouldn't have mattered whom the GOP picked. Pawlenty, Portman, Rubio, and Christie would all have been painted with a broad brush out of laziness and a desire not to engage on issues.
Pawlenty is Portman is Bachmann is Rubio is Palin is Ryan. No sense of nuance, and not a bit of data about the unfunded liabilities in Medicare and SS that would force tax rates to go up 30%.
Re: Odd Responses to Paul Ryan Pick
#4 odd response is no response at all from The Nest P&CE Board.
Everybody's at ML, FM, or TIP. People just need to see that politics and current events provide drama too!
I really miss how we used to get into it on here.
The uber left cannot recognize a good, intelligent man who has accually accomplished something when they are in front of them.
They think that the country is all into the left line of thinking which is totally wrong. Lefties are a minority. There is much more interest moving on the right. Look at the power of the Tea Party - which will play a role in this election as well.
Look to the elections of 2008, the new Republican Governors who have won and implemented reforms that are working, the additions of conservative Republicans who have been recent additions to congress. If Romney/Ryan run a decent campaign I think the left will be stunned at the support.
The bolded are tied deeply to large cities and universities. As one moves away from the dense population areas, one sees more and more moderates, Republicans, Tea Partiers, and probably more independents too.
Ironically, and being an avid national traveler I feel that I can say this, I see that the left-leaning folks have very limited perspective.
Regarding Ryan, I am learning more about him, but wow I leaned he is super healthy - no sweets. Roman Catholic. Married with three children. So, far he seems to be a good choice. He's got the handsomeness of Obama so he'll look good on TV (better than Biden).
The Dems are already smearing his budget ideas as ones that will wipe away seniors' benefits in Medicare. What the Dems don't tell us or they dont know themselves, is that the Federal Government has already spent all the money that has been contributed by all the taxpayers over the years to pay for stuff and they are having to borrow the funds to pay current and future Medicare obligations.
Medicare, in its curernt state is doomed to fail anyway. And, so are Medicaid and SS too. Again, all existing off of borrowed money.
When the lenders to the U.S. government (like China) decide to call the loans - we'll be hosed.
I find the fevered talk about Paul Ryan's social conservatism to be amusing, considering he made his name on fiscal issues and is an expert on the budget and the ramifications for entitlements if we don't change the system. I still don't really understand why Obama hasn't led on this issue. He's offering nothing, and he had the House and Senate with huge majorities for two years.
They want to steer conversation away from the economic policies where Obama has failed. Luckily, people are going to vote on the economy and will stay away from the pointless, secondary social issues in which a president has very little sway. Look, not even Reagan did much on the social issues except the appointment of Scalia.
What I find weird is the idea that posting on this board is being characterized as "not thinking." I have read the Ryan book Young Guns as well as policy-centered books on the debt, deficit, education, immigration, and the like. I don't really get how that's considered "not thinking," but participating in one after another "Ryan is the anti-Christ" circlejerk thread is.
This is why Obama doesn't have a leg to stand on with the whole "I would've helped you so much, but the congress stood in my way" argument. The 2010 elections proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that the American people wanted a block on Obama's future actions. They were elected to block it, not to go to the bargaining table with him and give away the store.
63 House seats, 6 Senate seats, hundreds of state legislature seats. Look at what happened in Wisconsin, to name just one state. Talk about a wholesale shift, and it might happen this year in the Senate as well. There are nine tossup Senate seats, and 7 of them are Democrat-held.