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R&R --- U.S. Political Napping
http://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...6f7378-e57c-11e1-8741-940e3f6dbf48_story.html
I was quite amazed to find Romney choosing Ryan as his running mate. Particularly considering, after thirteen years in office, Ryan has succeeded in passing only two bills: one to rename a post office and another to lower the excise tax on fletching (that feather component of arrows... archery anyone?).
Don't get me wrong. The man has successfully fooled the Tea Party conservatives and many staunch Republicans, but his voting record and his substantial hot air on budget issues (not to mention the chuckles he gave to many economic experts with his repeated amateurish economic proposals that essentially amounted to throwing numbers in a spreadsheet and claiming a "cure") makes him a very easy target to tear apart (hell, there are even embarrassing quotes about him from Republican economists and congressmen).
So, considering just how brutally Romney is being vetted in the public arena, what could the GOP have been thinking to attach Ryan to their Presidential candidate's ticket? Is this another instance of political napping, or were they honestly thinking a political napper would be a good Vice President?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...6f7378-e57c-11e1-8741-940e3f6dbf48_story.html
I was quite amazed to find Romney choosing Ryan as his running mate. Particularly considering, after thirteen years in office, Ryan has succeeded in passing only two bills: one to rename a post office and another to lower the excise tax on fletching (that feather component of arrows... archery anyone?).
Don't get me wrong. The man has successfully fooled the Tea Party conservatives and many staunch Republicans, but his voting record and his substantial hot air on budget issues (not to mention the chuckles he gave to many economic experts with his repeated amateurish economic proposals that essentially amounted to throwing numbers in a spreadsheet and claiming a "cure") makes him a very easy target to tear apart (hell, there are even embarrassing quotes about him from Republican economists and congressmen).
So, considering just how brutally Romney is being vetted in the public arena, what could the GOP have been thinking to attach Ryan to their Presidential candidate's ticket? Is this another instance of political napping, or were they honestly thinking a political napper would be a good Vice President?
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