My fellow San Diego Tea Partiers the SLOBs have been discussing the Ryan pick offline (er, online, kinda…. by e-mail but not on the blogs).
Our survey says:
It’s a bold choice. Most folks thought Romney was a wimp and would go for a safe choice like Rob Portman. Ryan has actually proposed a budget plan (something the Senate Democrats haven’t done for years), which leaves him open to the Democrat attack machine about what might get cut. They’ll try to scare seniors in particular that he wants to take away their Medicare. Ryan’s budget doesn’t go far enough, of course, and relies on overly optimistic growth assumptions, but like the Simpson-Bowles plan that Obama strangled in its crib, it’s a step in the right direction and a good starting point for discussions.
Ryan has his flaws. He voted for TARP and S-CHIP and Medicare Part D. But he’s one of the few adults in Washington actually willing to discuss the fiscal crisis. And he is young, smart, energetic, charismatic, and will make Joe Biden look like he’s singing The Villages in the debate.
Please click on over to The Liberator Today and The Scratching Post for further Tea Party reaction.
And then there’s the Hitler reaction.
You tease us with what I expected would be a Downfall parody and then don’t provide a link!
You are a cruel, cruel, man.
D’oh! Tried to embed but it didn’t work.
Here’s the link. You won’t be disappointed.
Heh – still, Hitler had some good points to make about Ryan before he found out about the nomination:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddOOA9C9ceo
Also, do you know what technological aid Romney and Ryan used when they made their announcement?
Teleprompters.
It looks like you are saying Ryan is like every other Republican. He votes for big spending bills if it will help his cause, but he talks a lot about cutting the debt, so I will vote for him. How does this differentiate him? Do you think that this time, he is really serious?
” They’ll try to scare seniors in particular that he wants to take away their Medicare.”
Why would telling the truth be considered scaring them? I am not sure which Ryan plan Romney will choose, but it is likely that Medicare will change from a plan where it pays 70% of costs, to one where it pays 30%. IOW, Medicare becomes Medigap. As you note, you think it should go further. Shouldnt seniors know what the plan really does?
Below is link to the budgetary process. Budgets have been submitted.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_budget_process
Steve