Jim Spence (left) |
Ryan has a record. He actually had the courage to make proposals for budget reforms including addressing runaway entitlement spending. And unlike President Obama, who saw his last two budget proposals fail to garner a single vote from either party in the House or Senate, Ryan’s budget proposal attracted votes, lots of them.
Paul Ryan |
From a campaign tone standpoint it is likely that Democrats will go after Romney and Ryan as not one but a pair of murderers. Recently Democratic attack ads depicted Romney as the blame for a woman's cancer. No doubt progressives will revive the attack ad that showed Ryan pushing granny over the cliff in her wheechair a few months ago when he proposed reforms.
For the GOP the good news is Ryan is not only able to precisely articulate the reasons why America is headed the wrong direction, but unlike virtually every candidate on both sides of the aisle, he can actually explain in clear and simple terms, the correct pathway to real reform. For these reasons Ryan brings clarity to our choices.