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« on: August 16, 2012, 09:04:26 am »

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0812/79697.html?hp=t1

A pretty good write-up about the GOP's real reaction to the Ryan pick. I think it's pretty dead on..  for a few other reasons.

1. the Ryan medicare fix.. not only is it unpopular, but it allows a 'compare/contrast' with Obamacare and Obamacare comes out on top..

2. Romney will have a hard time pulling off the 'I'm a fiscal conservative' with Ryan around his neck. Ryan voted for every spending bill that came out of the Bush administration..all of which are today blamed for fucking this economy to begin with.. I know he's young and young looking and Romney's already trying to erase the fact that Ryan's literally been in 'Washington' since college, but he's got some hefty-deficit spending accomplishments under his belt.. that limit's Romney's ability to 'debate' on the subject of gov't spending..

think about it, in the debates.. when Romney starts to bash Obama for his spending, Obama's reply need only be.."Mr. Romney, you're own vice presidential candidate voted for the Bush tax cut which cost this country a trillion dollars.He voted for the unfunded,deficit spending increase of defense.. when given the chance to be 'fiscal' Ryan ran the other way throwing money out as he went"

If Romney tries to complain that medicare spending is out of control because of Obama.. or if he tries to harp on the costs of Obamacare... Obama will remind him that Ryan voted for the unfunded,$9 trillion medicare part D..which was also the largest expansion of the 'welfare state' since .. well ever.

If Romney starts fidgeting about TARP or any bailouts.. Obama's reply is Ryan voted for TARP and Romney himself has tried to take credit for the auto-bailouts.

I mean the list goes on and on.. it's no wonder the Right is fretting over this 'tea party appeasement' choice in Veep..
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« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2012, 12:21:16 pm »

He's the pork king of Wisconsin before he decided to break out his own Etch A Sketch and go all Palin!!





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But when it comes to helping out his district in southern Wisconsin, Ryan's principles have been flexible.

Ryan was never a fan of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, as the stimulus is officially known. He voted against it when it came to the House floor in 2009, as did every other House Republican, and he railed against it in frequent TV appearances.

"Temporary stimulus does not work," he said on CNBC. "It does not give businesses confidence to invest in jobs and capital for the future. It's just sort of sugar-high economics."
 

But despite his denunciations of the measure, Ryan made sure his constituents were not left out when the money was divvied up. When the Energy Center of Wisconsin, a nonprofit that promotes energy-efficient buildings, sought Ryan's help in obtaining stimulus money, he came through.

Stimulus, TARP, Auto Bailout

"We asked the entire Wisconsin congressional delegation for support of several proposals that we were submitting under that funding, and Rep. Ryan did support a couple of the proposals that we submitted," said Leslie Post, a spokeswoman for the Energy Center.

The Energy Center received nearly $250,000 in stimulus money thanks in part to Ryan's efforts. The Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corp. did even better, receiving a $20 million grant for energy-efficiency projects.

There have been other occasions where Ryan has acted for his constituents in ways that might not please the most ardent Tea Party supporters. He voted for the auto industry bailout, which Romney opposed. Ryan's hometown, Janesville, Wis., was home to a since-shuttered GM plant. He also voted for the Troubled Asset Relief Program to rescue the financial industry, saying during House debate that though it violated his principles, it was necessary to prevent a banking crisis.

"Why does that matter to us? Why does that matter to Janesville, Wis.?" he asked at the time. "If it goes the way it could go, that means credit shuts down, businesses can't get money to pay their payroll to pay their employees, students can't get student loans for next semester, people can't get car loans, seniors may not have access to their savings."

Opposition To Earmarks

Ryan has also worked for his 1st District constituents in less public ways.

John Beckord, president of the economic development group Janesville Forward, says Ryan only has to be asked and he'll pick up the phone to help recruit a new company to the area.

"A call from Paul Ryan to a CEO of that company is, I think, most often accepted, and Paul at the very least, I think, can encourage that CEO to at least take a look," Beckord said

Beckord says Ryan helped Janesville land Shine Medical Technologies, a company that makes radioactive isotopes used to treat melanomas; the company is receiving a multimillion-dollar federal grant.

Still, some in Janesville wish Ryan would do more. Earlier in his congressional career, he delivered more than $5 million in earmarks to his district, according to Taxpayers for Common Sense. Ryan has since renounced the use of earmarks, though Beckord says not everyone agrees with that position.

"There are people in the community who wish someone with the stature of Congressman Ryan might help us get some earmarks for this or that," he said.
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