Dan Riehl @ Big Government:
Romney is known for making tough, data-driven business decisions that both made him wealthy and created wealth for others. Mitt Romney’s selection of Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin for his Vice Presidential slot reveals a capable decision-maker able to assess political realities and make both a bold, yet conventional-enough decision that scores points and is sure to be praised by his two major constituencies –the Washington establishment and the Right’s grassroots.
If it can be said that John McCain threw something of a Hail Mary pass by selecting Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate in 2008, Romney has thrown a long ball, as well, while making certain that his receiver was open before he launched the ball.
In Ryan, Romney gets a running mate that represents both the young, conservative, smart and aggressive face of the Republican Party to which Sarah Palin so strongly appeals, while at the same time, a pick capable of silencing establishment critics who so often rebuff advances by would be political outsiders like Palin herself.
The real brilliance in Romney’s selection of Ryan is that he, in a sense, split the difference, while not compromising one bit. Ryan is seen and embraced as “the real deal” by both the grassroots and establishment, alike. Watching Ryan’s opening speech as Mitt Romney’s running mate confirms that fact.
A commenter on Flopping Aces remarked that Paul Ryan was “Palin-esque”. Okay, let’s see, put on a dark wig, Italian eyewear, high heels, a tight skirt, a little lipstick, some smoldering eyeshadow, some perky C-cups, knock off the dick, jail some corrupt bureaucrats, cow the oil industry into handing over some vig for their oil, bring down the house at the Republican convention, tie flaming liberals into rabid knots, get your spouse to win the Iron Dog competition, make fools out of every progressive that slams you, whip up a pot of moose stew from your hunting party, then, yes, I guess he is a little Palin-esque.
Ryan, Romney and Palin are throw-backs to the Bush era. Ryan voted to go to war and for the Bush prescription drug program without a thought to how they were going to finance either. Ryan’s just a pretender—a real RINO.
@Liberal1 (objectivity): Your scumbag obie is a throwback to the 1910’s, 1920’s, 1930’s, and 1940’s — take your BULLShitVik and keep it crammend up your own A$$