Paul Ryan - Republicans should be careful what they wish for (FOXNEWS)

[Fred Zed]

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012...reful-what-wish-for-with-paul-ryan-on-ticket/

Here are the facts about Paul Ryan and the Romney-Ryan budget:

• The Romney-Ryan budget would turn Medicare into a private voucher system, which the Congressional Budget Office says would increase the cost to seniors by at least $5,900 by 2050.

• Ryan has long sought to privatize Social Security, handing the money over to the same Wall Street firms that crashed our economy in the first place. Incidentally, even George W. Bush thought Ryan’s plan was too radical…

• The Romney-Ryan plan would actually kill over 4 million jobs in the next two years, including vital roles like police officers, firefighters and teachers who help our communities and whose spending helps private industry.

• The Romney-Ryan plan would also gut Pell Grants for students, food stamps for hungry families and Medicaid — in fact, 62% of the cuts in Ryan’s budget come from programs that mostly help poor families in America.

• And the Romney-Ryan plan would raise taxes on 95% of Americans but give extra tax breaks to the already-rich.

• Oh yeah, and the Romney-Ryan actually INCREASES the deficit .

Over two-thirds of Americans think the current tax system benefits the rich and is unfair to ordinary workers and 60% favor the so-called “Buffett Rule” to make the wealthy pay the same actual tax rate as middle class families. Fully 76% of Americans think government has a responsibility to provide health coverage for the elderly and most think Medicare is worth its current costs. In fact, by large majorities, Americans oppose the privatization of Medicare — and 45% of voters would cut defense spending before Medicare. And while Americans in general are uncomfortable with privatizing Social Security, seniors oppose the measure by large margins.

In other words, while Romney’s pick may inspire Tea Party fanatics to get off my Twitter feed and into the voting booth, embracing Paul Ryan and making his “right-wing social engineering” central themes of this election will only hurt Republicans with key swing voting blocs — including seniors, college students and working-class families. The Romney camp is clearly gambling that, by picking Ryan, they will turn out more voters from their base than they will turn off from the mainstream. That’s a big gamble. Maybe Romney should put real money on that bet and then, if it pays off, prevent some of the intensely painful cuts to the poor and middle class that Paul Ryan has championed.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012...h-for-with-paul-ryan-on-ticket/#ixzz23ZxskeHU

 

[Asterix]

He'll sink them. It's the GOP ticket the Obama Team hoped for. They couldn't have scripted it better if they had done it themselves.

 

[danmand]

He'll sink them. It's the GOP ticket the Obama Team hoped for. They couldn't have scripted it better if they had done it themselves.

Without a doubt. It is going to cost me big money.

How can the republicans be so stupid? Everybody has a mother and a father, and many have a grandmother and grandfather.

 

[Asterix]

Without a doubt. It is going to cost me big money.

How can the republicans be so stupid? Everybody has a mother and a father, and many have a grandmother and grandfather.

I'm sure you can handle it.

How can they be so stupid. Very good question. The only answer i can come up with is that they live in a different reality. And it isn't going to pass the smell test with voters. Unless the world completely goes to hell, I'm more convinced then before that Obama will win reelection. And win fairly comfortably.

 

[WoodPeckr]

How can the republicans be so stupid?

After watching clowns like Dubya, Cheney, Palin, Bachmann, Herman Cain, Romney, Rick Santorum, Johnny Boner, Cement-head Mitch McConnell, El Rushbloe, the crew at FAUX, etc., being stupid is just in their tainted genes.....:thumb:

 

[fuji]

Ryan is a funny choice. The core GOP vote will like him and that might help in a get out the vote sense, but it's hard to see how he helps with swing voters.

In the end the election is about Obama and Romney. I don't think Biden and Ryan will matter much.

 

[great bear]

Lets admit it: It is a much better pick than Palin was.

 

[rld]

Lets admit it: It is a much better pick than Palin was.

Yup, and far better than Quayle as well...

 

[toguy5252]

Yup, and far better than Quayle as well...

Not really a very high bar.

 

[fuji's mom]

Lets admit it: It is a much better pick than Palin was.

really? I prefer looking at palins tits

 

[great bear]

really? I prefer looking at palins tits

It was her thought process that I found intriguing.

 

[fuji's mom]

It was her thought process that I found intriguing.

it was reported today that paul ryan cannot see russia from his house.


so he has no foreign affairs experience.

 

[blackrock13]

An interesting read but way too much information for the bathroom.

Paul Ryan voting record. He's ben a busy boy. At least he shows up for votes.

Pick a topic and look into it.


http://www.ontheissues.org/House/Paul_Ryan.htm/


http://votesmart.org/candidate/public-statements/26344/paul-ryan/?s=date&p=7

 

[Fred Zed]

The author was an advisor to the Romney for President campaign in 2008, but is not affiliated with any campaign in 2012.

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[msog87]

Without a doubt. It is going to cost me big money.

How can the republicans be so stupid? Everybody has a mother and a father, and many have a grandmother and grandfather.

what makes the majority of americans so stupid is they don't realize medicare and social security won't be there for them, theyve been swindled its the biggest con in the history of the world. Paul Ryan isnt even making reforms, for everyone 55 and older he's saying medicare etc will be exactly the same for them...THEY ARE THE PROBLEM!, instead of leveling with the american people and explaining to these people who are approaching retirement or in retirement that these entlements are going to vanish for them and that sorry weve spent everything youve paid into these programs, they are keeping the biggest con going and its gonna be a rude awakening for all these people when shit hits the fan. if the republicans tell the truth nobody is gonna vote for them, this is all about keeping the senior vote. its already accepted these programs are unsustainable according to the trustees theres 10 years left

 

[fuji]

The US has higher incomes and lower benefits than other countries do, plus it does not have an aging population like most places.

I don't really see why any of it is unsustainable.

 

[blackrock13]

what makes the majority of americans so stupid is they don't realize medicare and social security won't be there for them, theyve been swindled its the biggest con in the history of the world. Paul Ryan isnt even making reforms, for everyone 55 and older he's saying medicare etc will be exactly the same for them...THEY ARE THE PROBLEM!, instead of leveling with the american people and explaining to these people who are approaching retirement or in retirement that these entlements are going to vanish for them and that sorry weve spent everything youve paid into these programs, they are keeping the biggest con going and its gonna be a rude awakening for all these people when shit hits the fan. if the republicans tell the truth nobody is gonna vote for them, this is all about keeping the senior vote. its already accepted these programs are unsustainable according to the trustees theres 10 years left

For the first time in a log time you actually posted something that is true and relevant, but again it's the solutions you advocate to these problems that don't make sense.