"Social Darwinism", exactly.
BTW, I just heard that, if elected, Romney will move the capital to the Cayman Islands.
Romney Announces Paul Ryan as His VP Pick: Will He Be Able to Win With This Ticket?
SodaHead Politics
2012/08/11 14:46:57
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Early Saturday morning, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney announced that he had chosen Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate for the 2012 presidential election.
42-year-old Ryan, is considered a rising GOP star and the party’s leader on fiscal and budgetary issues. Ryan is chairman of the House Budget Committee and the architect of the House GOP’s budget proposal, and his selection as Romney’s vice-presidential pick ensures that the economy will be the defining issue of the election.
Ryan’s place on the ticket is sure to appease the party’s conservative wing, which has never fully warmed to the more moderate Romney. In Ryan, they find a like-minded ally who supports dramatic policy solutions to the U.S.’s fiscal woes. Ryan, who is an energetic debater, will bring youthful vigor to the campaign and will help Romney in Wisconsin and across the Midwest.
However, Ryan also comes with some downsides. Thus far, Romney’s campaign has been geared toward making the election a referendum on the president. Now, Romney is tied to a very specific budget plan that has a name and a face and has been widely criticized by Obama and his fellow democrats. In an April speech, Obama called Ryan’s budget plan a "thinly veiled social Darwinism." Romney’s choice in Ryan will certainly energize the GOP base, but it will also energize Democrats who do not want to see “the end of Medicare as we know it.”
So SodaHeads, what do you think about Romney’s selection of Paul Ryan as his running mate? Will he be able to win with this ticket?
42-year-old Ryan, is considered a rising GOP star and the party’s leader on fiscal and budgetary issues. Ryan is chairman of the House Budget Committee and the architect of the House GOP’s budget proposal, and his selection as Romney’s vice-presidential pick ensures that the economy will be the defining issue of the election.
Ryan’s place on the ticket is sure to appease the party’s conservative wing, which has never fully warmed to the more moderate Romney. In Ryan, they find a like-minded ally who supports dramatic policy solutions to the U.S.’s fiscal woes. Ryan, who is an energetic debater, will bring youthful vigor to the campaign and will help Romney in Wisconsin and across the Midwest.
However, Ryan also comes with some downsides. Thus far, Romney’s campaign has been geared toward making the election a referendum on the president. Now, Romney is tied to a very specific budget plan that has a name and a face and has been widely criticized by Obama and his fellow democrats. In an April speech, Obama called Ryan’s budget plan a "thinly veiled social Darwinism." Romney’s choice in Ryan will certainly energize the GOP base, but it will also energize Democrats who do not want to see “the end of Medicare as we know it.”
So SodaHeads, what do you think about Romney’s selection of Paul Ryan as his running mate? Will he be able to win with this ticket?
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JCD aka "biz" 2012/08/11 15:17:02
We'll stand with you to defend America, I'd personally stand with you. But I will not stand by those that invade other countries for no good reason than revenge and a misguided sense of justice.
Last I checked the US and the UK were friends long before WW2, it's just after a certain point, we became lapdogs, begging for crumbs.
(Edit: We didn't drag you into a European War... the Japanese did)
They fear Romney and his wandering politics, much more that they fear future failures by Obama. After all. Obama has no place to go but up. Romney and Ryan, have the entire free world to gamble away...Just a thought...
"He thinks that our generals are pussies"..
Actually, it seems that Paul "End Medicare" Ryan has been picked by Mitt because HE HAS SEEN MITT ROMNEY'S TAX RETURNS. Mitt was so scared that he chose the man who will cost him the election (BTW, Congressman Ryan will not lose his health care plan when Obama is re-elected, since he is running for Congress and will probably be re-elected. No 'voucher' system in Congress)..
The only reason any Democrat loves Paul Ryan right now is because we are going to destroy him with senior citizens and win states that were teetering.
Your presumptuous comment to a Political Science professor is so hilarious , I can barely keep my sides from aching, or hold back the tears of laughter. But then you right wing nut jobs have a habit of sticking your feet in your big mouths without any thought to what you're saying. What else is new?
Paul "End Medicare" Ryan's plan will clearly not 'benefit' present and future retired voters.
You just handed us the gun to blow your asses right outta the water.
Hmm glad to know you fully support the 2nd amendment!! LOL
Enjoy!
That much-debated gender gap? The generation gap is wider. In a national USA TODAY/Gallup Poll, most 65-and-older seniors support Romney while young adults under 30 back Obama by almost 2-1. The 18-percentage-point difference in their presidential choices is one of the electorate's biggest demographic divides, and it helps define campaign strategies for both sides.
dont forget obama cut medicare by 700b dollars and his campain director backed it up on meet the press lol.
I like that picture though... Job growth! Even Grandmas will be able to find a job. That would be a refreshing change!!
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BTW, here is that video where that "senior" was ejected by the police for disrupting the town hall meeting then arrested for resisting and assault on a peace officer. Nice guy but fairly common for today's lame protester mentality.