Paul Ryan, VP?

[Fasglas]

Can't wait for VP debate!

[Norm]

Probably won't be any, 'cause Joe asshole will look exactly as named.

[Joecooool]

Ryan???

WTF?

[MrPeabody]

Originally Posted by TxAg

Debate? You think putting Paul Ryan against Joe Biden would be accurately called a debate?

Maybe Joe could just wink like Sarah.

[Taurus]

Originally Posted by Joecooool

Ryan???

WTF?

Simply put;

Paul Ryan was a bold choice for Romney to make on several levels. First, Romney has not been viewed as a true conservative so Ryan balances the ticket. Second, he is probably the smartest man in Washington and knows more about the economy and how to fix it than anyone in Congress. Third, he’s squeaky clean, although the Obama campaign will probably come out with an attack ad that proves Ryan was the second shooter on the grassy knoll even though he was only about 7 years old at the time. And fourth, and my personal favorite is that Ryan will tear Joe Biden up in a debate. Simply put, Ryan is smart and Biden is not.

Gotta love that last line.

[BuckyThreadkiller]

Originally Posted by Joecooool

Ryan???

WTF?

Yes, that means they have to talk about the economy. Remember the economy? Jobs, the debt, the recession you know - issues?

Things that aren't class warfare?

[Craig]

He may be too smart for the average voter.

[MrPeabody]

Originally Posted by BuckyThreadkiller

Yes, that means they have to talk about the economy. Remember the economy? Jobs, the debt, the recession you know - issues?

Things that aren't class warfare?

Problem is, every one of those things can be twisted into class warfare. If you don't believe me, just sit back and watch the show.

[Chris Fowler]

Originally Posted by MrPeabody

Problem is, every one of those things can be twisted into class warfare. If you don't believe me, just sit back and watch the show.

They absolutely will be.

It's all they've got.

[Taurus]

Kind of puts it in perspective;

Romney raises over $1.2 million after Ryan VP announcement | The Ticket - Yahoo! News

People like this VP choice,

[Loco Vette]

Originally Posted by Joecooool

Ryan???

WTF?

Match him against Biden, laughing boy.

[PortDawg]

The really cool thing about Ryan is that he not only understands economics and how to fix the economy, he can explain it in lay-mans terms.

Hopefully people are smart enough to listen.

[Fasglas]

Originally Posted by TxAg

Debate? You think putting Paul Ryan against Joe Biden would be accurately called a debate?

Touche'
[Biden] 3 letter word, J-O-B-S [/Biden]

[Craig]

Originally Posted by PortDawg

The really cool thing about Ryan is that he not only understands economics and how to fix the economy, he can explain it in lay-mans terms.

Hopefully people are smart enough to listen.

They won't. All they'll hear is Obuttplug saying, "You elect these guys, we won't be in a position, any more, to pay you not to work." That's what they'll hear.

[Joecooool]

Originally Posted by BuckyThreadkiller

Yes, that means they have to talk about the economy. Remember the economy? Jobs, the debt, the recession you know - issues?

Things that aren't class warfare?

Ryan has extreme views on the budget. He only appeals to the base. He does not pull in independents, women or minorities, groups the republicans will have to appeal to in order to win votes.

I think its a great choice.

[Chris Fowler]

Originally Posted by Joecooool

Ryan has extreme views on the budget. He only appeals to the base. He does not pull in independents, women or minorities, groups the republicans will have to appeal to in order to win votes.

I think its a great choice.

yup...balancing it. So extreme

[Taurus]

Originally Posted by Joecooool

Ryan has extreme views on the budget. He only appeals to the base. He does not pull in independents, women or minorities, groups the republicans will have to appeal to in order to win votes.

I think its a great choice.

You really don't get how this works do you?

[RedLS1GTO]

Originally Posted by Joecooool

Ryan has extreme views on the budget...

When compared to "your side" which has zero views on the budget, I guess just about anything would sound extreme.

[ZipZap]

Originally Posted by RedLS1GTO

When compared to "your side" which has zero views on the budget, I guess just about anything would sound extreme.

They got views, I assure you...

[Joecooool]

As for Ryan himself, to begin with, what policies turned Clinton-era surpluses into Bush-era deficits? In large part, two tax cuts, two wars and a massive prescription drug benefit, and Ryan voted for all of them. (He also voted for TARP, by the way; his fiscal rectitude only included actually voting against massive expenditures once President Obama took office.) His “serious” debt-reduction plan doesn’t balance the budget until 2040. By contrast, the House Progressive Caucus budget, whatever else you think of it, balances the budget within a decade.(Note: In both cases, those are the budgets’ authors’ projections; your math may vary.) Furthermore, no doubt in fear of the senior vote, Ryan dropped the Social Security privatization aspect from his debt plan and now only guts Medicare for people 55 and younger. Finally, Ryan refuses to touch defense spending, retains tax breaks for oil companies that don’t need them, zeroes out the capital gains tax and finds his savings in programs by shredding the already hole-ridden safety net. For a Republican, this is smart politics. But how exactly is it “courageous” or “serious” to protect the interests to some of the most powerful (and wealthiest) lobbies in Washington — Wall Street, oil companies and the defense industry — while heaping painful cuts on the poor? No, the idea that Ryan or Romney’s nomination of him as his vice president is courageous is simply wrong.

No, Paul Ryan is not ‘courageous’ - PostPartisan - The Washington Post