This column is a nice example of why Rall is a cartoonist and not a political analyst. Unless he thinks up-to-the-minute analysis means writing columns two months in advance of publication, he should know Romney has already released his tax records (why is it with Democrats, requiring them to release private information not required by law is a "witch hunt", whereas with Republicans it's "mandatory"?)
Romney correctly read the political landscape, and it's generally seen as a boost to his candidacy to pick Ryan as his veep. This is the age of the Tea Party, the powerful grassroots organization that evolved basically out of frustration with RINOs who got elected then kept drifting leftward. The "centrist" thing might be time-honored, but it's not going to work anymore (remember John McCain?). If Romney loses, it's not going to be because of Paul D. Ryan.
Ryan was chosen primarily because of his analytical skills pertaining to budgets. He has already put forth a solid plan to address the problem of the deficit long-term. That stands in sharp contrast to an administration that thinks the best solution to running out of money is to just print up more and a Democrat-controlled Senate that refuses to even pass a budget. Romney/Ryan know the gravity of the fiscal debt bomb that's about to explode. If it does it's not just granny who'll be headed over the cliff. It will be her kids and their kids (and all of us) along with her.
Romney/Ryan would like to defuse the debt bomb. That necessarily involves things along the lines of cuts and consolidations. Unfortunately, for those whose sustenance comes primarily from government, that's a tough sell.
So it might well be that the Romney/Ryan ticket loses the election. That would not be a surprise to me. If it does, though, the reason won't be because they're inept, bumbling politicians that can't inspire their base. It will be because too many clueless voters want to think the federal goody trough doesn't have a bottom.
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Romney correctly read the political landscape, and it's generally seen as a boost to his candidacy to pick Ryan as his veep. This is the age of the Tea Party, the powerful grassroots organization that evolved basically out of frustration with RINOs who got elected then kept drifting leftward. The "centrist" thing might be time-honored, but it's not going to work anymore (remember John McCain?). If Romney loses, it's not going to be because of Paul D. Ryan.
Ryan was chosen primarily because of his analytical skills pertaining to budgets. He has already put forth a solid plan to address the problem of the deficit long-term. That stands in sharp contrast to an administration that thinks the best solution to running out of money is to just print up more and a Democrat-controlled Senate that refuses to even pass a budget. Romney/Ryan know the gravity of the fiscal debt bomb that's about to explode. If it does it's not just granny who'll be headed over the cliff. It will be her kids and their kids (and all of us) along with her.
Romney/Ryan would like to defuse the debt bomb. That necessarily involves things along the lines of cuts and consolidations. Unfortunately, for those whose sustenance comes primarily from government, that's a tough sell.
So it might well be that the Romney/Ryan ticket loses the election. That would not be a surprise to me. If it does, though, the reason won't be because they're inept, bumbling politicians that can't inspire their base. It will be because too many clueless voters want to think the federal goody trough doesn't have a bottom.