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Paul Ryan Is Not Freddy Krueger

Jerome49 Wrote: Aug 16, 2012 10:00 AM

How can the Obama team condemn Ryan for wanting to slash the budget? What budget are they talking about? It can't be the federal budget, because there hasn't been one since Obama took office, right up to today. The Democrat controlled Senate will not approve a budget, whether submitted by Obama (which was defeated by a vote of 97 to 0) or any of the budgets submitted by the Republican controlled House, which Harry Reid declares to be dead on arrival.

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Paul Ryan Is Not Freddy Krueger

Mitt Romney made a smart executive decision selecting Paul Ryan as his vice presidential running mate. Ryan's genial personality, serious policy wonkery and political courage have dazzled conservatives and won respect even in a few liberal circles. Romney scores points for political courage as well. He knew liberal politicians and journalists would talk in punishing terms about Ryan's budget ideas.

They did not disappoint. It took only minutes for the onslaught to begin. At the same time liberal media outlets acknowledge the country now faces two opposing visions of government, why is only the Romney-Ryan vision "polarizing" and "extreme"?

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