Presidential candidate Mitt Romney has chosen Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan as his running mate for the November election.
Romney announced the decision in a press release Saturday morning, titled “America’s Comeback Team,” as well as through his “Mitt’s VP” smart phone app.
Ryan, 42, is in his seventh term in Congress representing Wisconsin’s First Congressional District. He’s also a chairman of the House Budget Committee, and last year he unveiled a counter budget titled “Roadmap for America’s Future,” which proposed to eliminate the federal deficit over a multi-year period.
Democrats and liberals derided the budget, however, saying it focused more on cuts to spending for social programs and less on tax cuts for the wealthy.
The Huffington Post notes that both liberals and conservatives will be “thrilled” with Romney’s choice.
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I think that you may be right, but I refuse to underestimate the dirty tricks of the the Obama campaign thus far. As a good friend and colleague often reminds me 'Negative ads are so popular because they work.' If Romney and Ryan can keep the attention of the people on the economy and offer 'hope and change' they will sway a lot of voters. I think they need to hit hard on issues, smack down the negative bombs from OFA, and bring the message back on to the true problems - the economy and jobs.
And , one more thing, please do not blame the Democrats for uncontrolled spending in this country. It was the Bush-Cheney team that took us into two wars while lowering taxes at the same time. I know their reign is over, but sadly, that mentality still exists in the conservative camp.
Please take off your pro Obama glasses. I can give you dozens of reasons why people think President Obama has been bad for the economy. The problem is no cares to hear these reasons if they are Obama supporters. Reason Number One. The United States does not have a self sustaining Energy policy. Have you noticed that on January 6, 2009, the day of President Obama ignaugaration, the average price of a gallon of gas was $189.8 per gallon. Todays price is $3.95 per gallon What will be the cost of gasoline on November 6, 2012?
Don't be puzzled, You are stuck in Obamaland, It's like Disneyland, but it sucks. The president has no plan to get the country out of this mess so he blames Bush. The people that are less fortunate than you are laughing at you!!! Seriously, they keep making babies swiping their welfare cards, getting free daycare and probably living better than you do. Wake up!! we went to war because innocent Americans were slaughtered on 9/11. I can tell that you weren't affected by the mass murder. Ungenerous employers are not generous because the president is running them out of business, you can't be generous when your company is being taxed to death. No matter what anyone comments you will still vote for Obama and you and your president are ruining our children's future.
Actually Yes. In 2010 President Obama threatened to release 2 billions barrels of oil from the Strategic Reserve Supply to lower oil prices on the spot market. His threat worked and prices were lowered. Forgive me for saying but either you are misinformed or ignoring history. President Obama and the Democrats have no National Energy Policy. They refuse to allow new refineries to be built. The refuse to allow new oil fields to be drilled. Paul Ryan developed a National Energy Plan back in 2006. He proposed that we develop natural gas and oil fields in the United States to become independent of foreign oil supply. He proposed we build two new refineries. The day Barack Obama was ignaugarated, January 9, 2009, gasoline was $1.89 per gallon. It is now $3.95 per gallon. I am self employed and depend on my car for work. Maybe you are wealthy and apathetic to our problems. High gas prices hurt the poor and lower income families. High gas prices raise prices on items we buy. I HOLD OBAMA RESPONSIBLE for refusing to build new refineries and drill new oil wells in the United States.
1-Having my "Female Rights" trampled upon. My body is not public or government property. All decisions regarding it are mine and mine alone. 2-Seeing inequity continue under the misguided guise of religion. 3-Being called 'weak' or a 'leech' or otherwise put down because I get a refund from the IRS. Not when Exxon-Mobil gets a refund 1000x bigger & makes 10,000x more money than I did. 4-Tax breaks for corporations that export American jobs overseas. 5-Continuing this idiotic practice of having some items for the American Military made overseas. I wonder what Sun Tzu would say about that practice. 6-Seeing "illegal aliens" treated as though they're sub-human. I'm tired of complaints about "Juan" who manages to eek out 50 extra bucks a week and send it home to "mom". How is he worse than the person who stashes away thousands a week in a Swiss or Cayman Island bank account? 7-Blathering complaints about people who "don't want to work". I haven't seen any numbers or stats on that one & I can't find any. I can find numbers for people who can't get a full-time job anymore because there's this 'new thing' of hiring people for 35hrs./wk or less that companies seem enamored with. I can find numbers for people who are 'underemployed'. I can find numbers for people working their butts off and still can't make the rent. Unfortunately, there is no perfect candidate out there for me. I'll just have to vote for 'the lesser of two evils'. Again.
The Congress and Obama have the authority to pass legislation to allow new drilling in 2012. The Congress and Obama have the authority to pass legislation to allow a new Refinery to be built. Unless this policy changes with Obamas in the near future, I see higher gas prices. If I understand what you are saying, we are hopelessly screwed while Congress and President do nothing. If this is Obama's strategy, gas will be $4.50 per gallon by Election Day. The voters will revolt.
The rest of your charges read like a summary of any given day's Talking Points Memo. At the heart of all your list of complaints lie countless billions in waste from earmarks - otherwise known as pork. And while pork is an infection on both sides of the aisle, the leading porkmeisters have tended democrat. Mr. Obama was one of the top three pork barrellers in his short tenure in the Senate. Your class warfare rhetoric is equally tiresome. Ryan certainly is a man who clawed his way up the ladder, working hard and chasing his vision. Romney was born into a wealthy family (like that's supposed to be a sin) and made his own fortune. Through hard work, intelligence, and diligence. Romney actually earned a degree from Harvard's Schools of Law AND Business. That's a fairly remarkable achievement, no? He graduated Cum Laude and in the top 5% of his class. We still don't know what Mr. Obama did in his tenure besides rack up a couple of accolades and work on his best selling fiction that would be pitched as his life's story.
By avoiding committing himself to a course of action, he can continue to cater to the various elements of the 'big tent' democratic party.
Nobel Peace prize - for what exactly? Being Barak Obama? Please. As for his Harvard Law Review experience, Politico ran an article about that. Seems like he only managed to write one article - a torturous ode supporting abortion. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12705.html A list of Mr. Obama's abject - and expensive - failures. The Stimulus. $800 billion, promised to lower unemployment to 6% by 2012. Sorry. Didn't create the 3.5 million private jobs (or even saved or created). Did manage to lose 1.1 million net jobs (using the more accurate u-6 table). The PPACA? Premiums have risen 1 to 3% and are likely to rise again next year. Many companies are seeking waivers...like the ones that Unions and Obama supporters got. Green jobs? Alternative energy? I am all for that. But Solyndra is the poster child for dozens of companies that we sunk billions into...with no return on investment. ever. He did kill Keystone. The Chinese are loving him for that. So when we can't run our homes and businesses on solar and wind (because the companies went bankrupt and the owners looted the kitty - after donating to OFA), we get to buy Canadian oil. From China. And you have the gall to make accusations about predatory capitalism? Heh. That's funny..
Paul Ryan was choosen because he will bring medicare front and center, Obamacare will cut medicare benefits billions of dollars, but the media has turned a blind eye to that, aren't you all sick of Obamas stupid teenage swagger whenever he makes a public appearance. My 14 year old has more swag than him, and that dim light Joe Biden must be on heavy duty drugs to say some of the things he has said, i ask you all if God forbid something happens to our president do we want Biden to be our next president....
We have more Natural Gas then Saudia Arabia does oil. Natural Gas alternative energy cars run clean. They burn 100% complete with no carbon monoxide or hyrocarcarbons. The U.S. Post Office and many companies use trucks, vans, delivery vehicles and taxis that run on Natural Gas vehicles. Natural Gas is America's Alternative Energy. Petition President Obama to drill now. The Democrats, included Obama use the "Oil Baron" lies as propaganda.. If we use Electric Cars, that is fine. President Obama promotes that Americans buy a $40,000 Chevrolet Volt. But we need more electricty to charge these Chevy Volts. Electricity is expensive and is generated by Nuclear, Oil and Coal Fire Plants. Are you against Electric Cars and building more Nuclear, Oil and Coal Fire Plants? Or should we go back to horses and wagons?
Paul's dad died when he was 16, and worked at McDonalds as a grill cook. During summers in college, Ryan was a salesman for Oscar Mayer and once drove the company's famed Wienermobile; Doesn't sound like a kid living large off of major construction projects. Actually, it seems like Paul doesn't have much to do with the old family firm. Before the Socialists took everything, one of my great-grandparents owned hundreds of acres of prime vineyards and another owned large cattle and goat holdings. The government seized all that and my dad came here with nothing. In fact, almost every source - including some not terribly kind to Mr. Ryan - indicate that his college was paid for from him saving his Social Security death benefits from his dad. If he was a son of Ryan Central, I don't think he would have had to worried about paying for college. And it seems while in college, he began interning and moved almost immediately into working for Wisconsin pols in Washington. He also was elected pretty young. I wouldn't trust Think progress, Salon, or the Daily Kos on his life. While he never lived in the projects, he was a kid who not only lost his dad at 16, he was the one to find him dead in bed.
I am not a specialist, but I read articles written by those who are. We are decades away from viable solar and wind power that can provide significant, cost-effective, and environmentally sound energy. You might not be aware of how toxic the creation of photovoltiac cells is, but the amount of waste generated is appalling. Or batteries for the hybrid and electric cars? Again, incredibly toxic byproducts and the disposal of those expensive batteries will create mountains of toxic waste that will certainly rival the radioactive nasties in Millstone. I absolutely support RESPONSIBLE research. An example is SpaceX. They got a bit of seed money, hit goals, and got more. They launched a private capsule and landed it, and got a little more money. Soon, they will launch their manned capsule, and, if successful, will be transporting NASA astronauts - and private citizens. Solyndra is one of many examples of panic decision making.