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What Does Paul Ryan Bring to the Ticket?

By: Brad Jackson (Diary)  |  August 14th, 2012 at 10:07 AM  | 

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On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Michael Warren to discuss Paul Ryan, his style as a campaigner, and the pros and cons of his addition to the Romney ticket.

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  • kowalski

    It’s amazing to hear what Erskine Bowles had to say about Paul Ryan and his budget last year at the University of North Carolina:

    “He is honest, he is straightforward, he is sincere…and the budget he came forward with is just like Paul Ryan: it is a sensible, straightforward, honest, serious budget. And it cut the budget deficit, just like we did, by 4 trillion dollars.”

    H/T Drudge C/O Weekly Standard:

    http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/cut-ad-clinton-cos-ryan-guy-amazing_649942.html

    I can imagine Axelrod taking notes of that speech:

    “Replace w/antonyms. Inside out narrative. Ryan+budget fiendish, duplicitous, lying, silly, dangerous, cruel, reckless.”

    • kowalski

      “….Bowles insane traitor. Class traitor. Ryan maniac extremist. Capitalist lackey. Homewrecker. Scary music, fast cuts…”

      • kowalski

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  • reclaimit

    And none of the negatives. He’s a serious candidate who can appeal to intellectuals who have abandoned the GOP in recent years because of an ideological shift without gravitas. I’m glad to see Chris Christie doing the keynote speech, while Palin is purged, and other drags on the party are left out in the cold.

    Paul Ryan can carry the message of fiscal restraint without all the baggage. Definitely more appealing to moderates, which is what we need if we want to win in November.

  • crofiscon

    A nice supplement to the excellent work today from Brad and Ben – a funny article that’s so true it will make your day. Enjoy! I’m not skilled enough to properly embed the link but I did want to share with you my enthusiasm.

    http://www.theonion.com/articles/admit-it-i-scare-the-everloving-shit-out-of-you-do,29160/?ref=auto

  • elayman

    A couple of years ago, Obama himself was singing the same tune of Paul Ryan, that he was “absolutely sincere about wanting to reduce the deficit.” He called Ryan’s plan “a legitimate proposal” and added that he gave him “credit for at least being willing to put out there some very tough choices.” The president even addressed Ryan at a GOP retreat in 2010 and he said this, quote, “We’re not going to be able to do anything about these entitlements if what we do characterize whatever proposal’s are put out there as ‘well, you know, that’s the other party being irresponsible…the other party trying to hurt our senior citizens.’” Does he still feel that way?

    • commonsenseobserver

      Including anything from Dan Boren, Ron Wyden, Erskine Bowles and other Democrats. One would hope that Team Mitt continues the excellent work of defining his running mate, as well as himself.