They’ll never admit it publicly, but with the selection of Paul Ryan as their VP nominee, the Republican Party hopes everyone forgets that Sarah Palin was once their pick. Except, some recent “Palin-esque” moments by Ryan is sort of thwarting those hopes.
In a recent television interview on Fox News, host Brit Hume asked Ryan about the massive budget cuts he so staunchly backs and how soon the budget would be balanced in a Romney-Ryan administration.
Proving that he’s still quite the novice on the national stage, Ryan stumbled and stammered, before finally uttering that he did not know exactly, saying “I don’t want to get ‘wonky’ on you.” HUH??
Now this wasn’t a “Gotcha” question (as Sarah Palin would say), since it was done on Fox News, which is in the back pocket of the Republican Party. No! This was a very valid question and Ryan’s big moment in the spotlight to show the world that he knows his stuff. This was a crucial opportunity to prove that he and Romney are not just running as an alternative to President Obama, but that they have a real and actual plan to fix the economy. This was a chance to quiet his critics, lay down the law and let it be known that he IS indeed ready for prime time. But what did Ryan do? He FAILED!
Ahem… um… excuse me Mr. Ryan, but if you can’t even explain when the massive budget cuts you propose will actually fix America by balancing our budget, then why should anyone vote for your ticket???
"This was a chance to quiet his critics, lay down the law and let it be known that he IS indeed ready for prime time. But what did Ryan do? He FAILED!"Yep. And quite miserably, I might add. But I mean really. Who, other than Repubs, is suprised at Ryan's performance thus far?IMO, it's obvious what the BIGGEST problems with the Republican party_and more specifically, Republican-brand *conservatism*, aka "Republicanism"_are. And it's been obvious for quite some time: 1. Most Repub consevatives have NOT the foggiest idea of what TRUE Conservatism is. 2. Most Repub so-called "wonks" or "intellectuals" or "brainiancs" who are considered to be "leaders" of that party are intellectual LIGHT-weights, at best and absolute morons at worst. Take away their 7th grade talking points, force them to have to actually THINK on their feet and EXPLAIN their own policies and you get what you got in the Brit Hume interview. Palin-esque blather and/OR Sununu et al simply going off the rails as if their off their meds or something! As I stated last week. BEFORE the Ryan VP pick the race… Read more »