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Facts are facts. This is a fact.gringo pistolero wrote:The entitlements are going to decrease, one way or another. They can be scaled back if we start now, or they can end abruptly if we keep following the Greek debt model.
gringo pistolero wrote:The entitlements are going to decrease, one way or another. They can be scaled back if we start now, or they can end abruptly if we keep following the Greek debt model.
, too. Since I'm one of those Gen-X "slackers", I've figured for a long time that I'll never see any Social Security money when I'm old, that I'll have to keep working until the day I croak...but its much preferable for it to taper down then be shut off overnight.This is a cold, hard truth that many in this country don't want to face. We're already seeing it with some the weaker countries in Europe. Yet despite these canaries in the coal mine, so many want to explain it away. There is nothing that says this country is "too big to fail."gringo pistolero wrote:The entitlements are going to decrease, one way or another. They can be scaled back if we start now, or they can end abruptly if we keep following the Greek debt model.
74novaman wrote: I can't wait to see him tear up that idiot Biden in a debate. Its just too bad he won't get to debate Obama.
(Isn't there an "eating popcorn" icon?Romney's brilliant foreign policy choice
Romney’s choice of Ryan signals that he is willing to level with the American people about the seriousness of the problems we face. Their blueprint for solving them will be hard on all of us, but the shared sacrifices of today will restore our economic vitality for the next generation. That, in turn, will be the greater guarantor that our nation remain secure, and we resume our role as the world’s leading superpower.
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I hope this is right & the politicians have to go on a BIG money diet too.RoyGBiv wrote:Here's a worthwhile read from KT McFarland...
Romney's brilliant foreign policy choice
Romney’s choice of Ryan signals that he is willing to level with the American people about the seriousness of the problems we face. Their blueprint for solving them will be hard on all of us, but the shared sacrifices of today will restore our economic vitality for the next generation. That, in turn, will be the greater guarantor that our nation remain secure, and we resume our role as the world’s leading superpower.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/08/ ... cy-choice/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
RoyGBiv wrote:Net/Net? This video is a spear in the heart of anyone that would call Ryan "extreme".
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=dbzpuqWo6yU[/youtube]
The first 5 minutes of this video ..... If Romney/Ryan can get this message out, WE win.
And at 6:30... "If you want to be good at these jobs (Congress) you have to be willing to lose these jobs"
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=8Bib7kKBhqs[/youtube]Edited to fix date reference
Ryan is not only a genius, he is so obviously morally upright that it is hard to imagine how the "loyal" opposition could be so corrupt as to run the ads that they run. "Affirmative election." What a great and overdue idea. Whateve one might think about Ronald Reagan in retrospect, he also ran an "affirmative" campaign. They called him "The Great Communicator" for a reason. Ryan is doing the best job I've seen since Reagan of communicating the absolute soundness of conservative economic policy, with the same sunny optimism....and as he said, when the economy is on shaky ground, those who are dependent on government charity are the first to be hurt.Paul Ryan wrote:"We have to have an affirming election. That's why we're putting these ideas out there."
TAM -- she was BORN dumb.The Annoyed Man wrote: I am not hoping that Debbie Wasserman Schultz have a stroke or something, but if she were suddenly struck dumb it couldn't do anything but help the country. She is a bald faced liar. I loved how Ryan's response at one point was to smile and roll his eyes because she was being so transparently and monumentally STUPID.
........... is proof that the Democratic strategy is to state what they want you to believe, state it loudly and repeatedly in small sound bites intended to solicit empathy for the speaker's cause and/or anger towards the opposition, and do so regardless of the truth or any inconvenient contradictory facts. And if you get caught in a position unsupported by facts, change the subject and try again.The Annoyed Man wrote:Debbie Wasserman Schultz
My word... This video is the first I've really seen of Paul Ryan. I've heard that he had a good budget and that he's well-liked among the Tea Party, but I haven't personally heard him say anything of substance until now (because I haven't bothered to pay attention).RoyGBiv wrote:The first 5 minutes of this video ..... If Romney/Ryan can get this message out, WE win.
And at 6:30... "If you want to be good at these jobs (Congress) you have to be willing to lose these jobs"
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=8Bib7kKBhqs[/youtube]
The segment of the populace that wants smaller government and a growing economy at the same time might not be 51% of the voters.Dave2 wrote: Actually, they might be frequent fits... Romney knows how to cut costs and restore profitability to failing businesses, and Ryan knows how to make a government budget that promotes growth... They could be the economic Dream Team for this country (wouldn't that be great... they could end their ads with a clip of Bill Clinton saying "It's the economy, stupid").
