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The Whole Story on the Paul Ryan Pick
It has been less than two days since Mitt Romney announced Paul Ryan as his running mate in the 2012 Presidential race. And even I am stunned at the way in which the aftermath is all going according to script. Conservatives are pumped, the left is in full-blown spin mode, and some of the aforementioned who would otherwise be pumped are falling for the spin head-over-heels. Verbatim commentaries have been written to match what I had predicted from very specific individuals (Paul Begala, David Corn, Ezra Klein, etc.).
To be fair, there are two types of leftist responses to the choice of Paul Ryan: Those who really believe Paul Ryan is going to be a disastrous pick for the Republicans, and those who say it because their necks blow bubbles for a living.
Some wrote a piece about Paul Ryan that would not have had seven words substituted if the pick had been Rubio, Portman, Christie, Pawlenty, or McDonnell. But I don’t doubt that some genuinely believe the political calculus on this favors Barack Obama. Time will tell. If the Republicans make this an election about issues, and the solvency of the United States is one of those issues, and if the desired election outcome cannot happen under those circumstances, then I assure you, we do not need to worry about the results of a lousy election – we will have much bigger fish to fry. To make the case for entitlement reform and still lose is very different than not making it at all. Elections have consequences. We will get what we deserve, one way or the other. Sorry for the sobering reality check, but it is true.
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2012-08-14 05:20:05
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