Is Romney taking a risk? Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight thinks he is and Paul Ryan is that risk. When the status quo isn’t proceeding in a way that you feel is favorable. When you have less to lose. When you need — pardon the cliché, but it’s appropriate here — a “game change.” When a prudent candidate like Mitt Romney picks someone like Representative Paul D. Ryan … [Read more...] about Is Romney Taking a Risk?
Romney, Ryan and Cheap Grace
Now that Mitt Romney has chosen Paul Ryan as his running mate, the transformation of the Republican Party is complete. The Party of Lincoln is now the Party of Ayn Rand. The party of small business and the family farm is now the party of big business and private capital. One might have thought that the Great Recession would have halted the Republican March to Plutocracy. … [Read more...] about Romney, Ryan and Cheap Grace
Weekend Book Review – Ayn Rand and the World She Made
With the Ayn Rand cultist Paul Ryan becoming the Republican Vice Presidential Candidate today I thought this might be a good opportunity to republish my reveiw of the Ayn Rand Biography by Anne C. Heller from 2010. -------------------------------------------------------- The picture on the left may represent the beginning of the deregulation frenzy that resulted in the … [Read more...] about Weekend Book Review – Ayn Rand and the World She Made
Hot July and Climate Change Denier
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The Alan Greenspan, Paul Ryan Nexus: Ayn Rand
We've already had an Ayn Rand acolyte as chairman of the Fed. A guy who thought unregulated markets were self-correcting. And you know where that led. Now we have another Randian believer who may soon be a heartbeat away from the presidency. Cry the beloved country! … [Read more...] about The Alan Greenspan, Paul Ryan Nexus: Ayn Rand
Romney Campaign Required Multiple Years of Tax Returns from Paul Ryan, Why Won’t He Do the Same?
The Mitt Romney campaign examined multiple years of Paul Ryan's tax returns before he was chosen as the vice presidential nominee, so how come the American people can't see more than a year and one-half of Mitt Romney's tax returns? In fact, it was a requirement of the campaign. Shouldn't we be able to vet him in much the same manner as he vetted Paul Ryan? Talk about hypocrisy … [Read more...] about Romney Campaign Required Multiple Years of Tax Returns from Paul Ryan, Why Won’t He Do the Same?
A Rap for Mitt Romney: Lukerative Mitt Romney
Some Republicans think that Mitt Romney has gotten a bum rap, but as partisans use various Internet venues and ways of expressing their support for Romney or Barack Obama, rap is coming into play. And here's a new pro-Romney rap: Lukerative Mitt Romney: … [Read more...] about A Rap for Mitt Romney: Lukerative Mitt Romney
At Last The Fall Schedule Comes Into Focus
NOTE: Upon sober reflection, I realize that my earlier cartoon was perhaps not a model of moderation and civility. Consequently, I offer this much more palatable cartoon as a substitute to any offended by "Mitt and the Munster" (which is at the original site). Charles Pierce in Esquire puts it so well that my elaboration is unnecessary: Leave it to Willard Romney, … [Read more...] about At Last The Fall Schedule Comes Into Focus
Quote of the Day: Romney Was Emulating John McCain When He Picked Paul Ryan for Vice President
Our political Quote of the Day on a very political and quotable day comes from University of Virginia political scientist Larry Sabato and his colleagues Kyle Kondik and Geoffrey Skelley on Republican presumptive Presidential nominee Mitt Romney's picking Rep. Paul Ryan to be his running mate. Sabato, Kondik and Skelly's analysis comes in a special edition of Sabato's … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: Romney Was Emulating John McCain When He Picked Paul Ryan for Vice President
ASAP: David Axelrod Sends Out Fund-Raising Email Using Paul Ryan
Well, that didn't take long. Barack Obama's campaign maven David Axelrod has just sent out an email using presumptive Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney's selection of Rep. Paul Ryan as a fundraising tool. Complete with link to video. Here's the complete email so you can see how it is being framed. Friend -- This morning, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan stood on … [Read more...] about ASAP: David Axelrod Sends Out Fund-Raising Email Using Paul Ryan
Romney Loves Paul Ryan
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EYEpopper: Mormon Romney’s Veep Ryan is Catholic & Deep Admirer of Ayn Rand. Here’s Ayn Rand on Abortion…
[Ayn Rand on Abortion] "An embryo has no rights. Rights do not pertain to a potential, only to an actual being. A child cannot acquire any rights until it is born. The living take precedence over the not-yet-living (or the unborn). [Ayn Rand on Abortion] "Abortion is a moral right—which should be left to the sole discretion of the woman involved; morally, nothing other than … [Read more...] about EYEpopper: Mormon Romney’s Veep Ryan is Catholic & Deep Admirer of Ayn Rand. Here’s Ayn Rand on Abortion…
Paul Ryan As Romney Veep: Saving Governor Romney or Sinking Him? (Blog and News Roundup) UPDATED: 4:31 P.M. PST
Campaign 2012 now enters into a new phase. Presumptive Republican Presidential nominee has selected Rep. Paul Ryan to be his running mate. Now the question becomes will Ryan - a darling of conservatives, Tea Party members and talk show hosts -- will help Romney get some of the votes he needs to win the Oval Office job or whether Ryan will turn out to be another Sara Palin like … [Read more...] about Paul Ryan As Romney Veep: Saving Governor Romney or Sinking Him? (Blog and News Roundup) UPDATED: 4:31 P.M. PST
Hey, Wait a Minute! That Doesn’t Mean Romney Plans to Go with Ryan’s Budget Plan
The EtchASketch has been busy this morning as the Romney campaign backs away from Paul Ryan. TPM reports: The Ryan budget is the reason why both conservative Republicans and Democrats are over the moon at the Ryan pick. Conservatives think the pair of tough budget packages written for the House GOP by Ryan since 2011 mean Romney is ready to run on potentially unpopular … [Read more...] about Hey, Wait a Minute! That Doesn’t Mean Romney Plans to Go with Ryan’s Budget Plan
Marvelous Romney and Ryan
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The Awesomeness of Paul Ryan
Just to continue to help you get to know the awesomeness that is Paul Ryan, here he is teaching economics to Pres. Obama, Timothy Geithner, Chris Matthews, and Debbie Wasserman Shultz. All simply delicious. It's clear Ryan knows his stuff. He's a numbers guy. He is a very intelligent guy. He is exactly what America needs to get our fiscal house in order. … [Read more...] about The Awesomeness of Paul Ryan
The Real, The Personal Reason, Romney Picked Ryan
The pundits will give all sorts of reasons why Mitt Romney picked Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate. They will say it's an attempt to rev up the right wing of his party and pull in even more big bucks from its campaign contributors. They might also say it will help Romney's chances with Ryan's present constituency in swing state Wisconsin. This is all probably correct. But … [Read more...] about The Real, The Personal Reason, Romney Picked Ryan
It’s the Daddy Warbucks and Baby Scrooge ticket!
Mitt Romney named Paul Ryan for his VP choice. Paul Ryan, really? The kick the old and the poor to the ground and step on their faces in his rush to give more money to the rich Paul Ryan? Well, if anyone had doubts about Romney's agenda, they don't now. … [Read more...] about It’s the Daddy Warbucks and Baby Scrooge ticket!
Paul Ryan is Mitt Romney’s VP Pick!
I could not be more pleased. There were four contenders I would have been happy with, and three I wouldn't have, but Ryan was at the top of the list of the ones I would be happy with. He is beyond smart, and very passionate about our country. If this election is about getting our spending under control, and bringing us back into prosperity, then Paul Ryan is the perfect pick. … [Read more...] about Paul Ryan is Mitt Romney’s VP Pick!
Romney-Ryan Makes It A Choice, Not A Referendum
WASHINGTON - What optics. With the USS Wisconsin as the stage, Gov. Bob McDonnell announced Mitt Romney, who jogged down to the platform set up to introduce conservative darling Paul Ryan. This race will not be a referendum on Pres. Obama. And Romney will not go out with any cards left on the table. There’s also no other pick that could have turned the page more sharply … [Read more...] about Romney-Ryan Makes It A Choice, Not A Referendum