President
Obama campaign and democrats alike is wasting no time in portraying Congressman
Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as a extremist.
A
congressman from Wisconsin a battleground state, is serving his seventh term in
congress and is currently the House Budget Committee chairman.
As
Romney formally announced Paul Ryan in Norfolk, Va., deputy Obama campaign
manager Jim Messina blasted out an email statement casting the Republican
ticket as a potential disaster for the middle class and seniors of this
country.
“In
naming Congressman Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney has chosen a leader of the House
Republicans who shares his commitment to the flawed theory that new
budget-busting tax cuts for the wealthy, while placing greater burdens on the
middle class and seniors, will somehow deliver a stronger economy,” Messina
wrote.
“As
a member of Congress, Ryan rubber-stamped the reckless Bush economic policies
that exploded our deficit and crashed our economy,” he said. “Now the
Romney-Ryan ticket would take us back by repeating the same, catastrophic
mistakes.”
I
listened to the speeches yesterday by both Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan and I
noticed that both were unfocused. Mitt Romney said Paul Ryan would be the next
President of the United States, but later came back to clarify as Vice
President. But was Romney right at first; Paul Ryan may be the one leading this
country on his personal budget and reform plan and ideas.
Democratic
strategists say Ryan will be a liability for Romney across demographic groups,
with focus groups and internal party polling pointing to a strong negative
public opinion of Ryan’s budget, particularly his plan to revamp
Medicare. ”
Mary
Kay Henry, president of the SEIU, one of the nation’s largest unions, added
that “Romney has shown the American people that he believes Rep. Ryan’s
extremist, irresponsible and anti-worker agenda is what’s right for our
country.”
“Rep.
Ryan has made a name for himself by fighting in the halls of Congress for tax
giveaways for the wealthy and big corporations while proposing to gut vital
services like Medicare and education, and eliminating any sense of retirement
security for working families,” she said.
Mitt
Romney and Paul Ryan believe that all social programs should be costly cut or
did away with. They believe in a welfare tax cut system for millionaires. They
believe in putting the deficit on the backs of the poor. I do believe that this
entire Republican ticket this fall is the most extreme that ever happen in
politics of this country.
The
Ryan announcement essentially puts the final chess piece in play for the
upcoming GOP national convention. And Ryan will have a chance to square off
directly against Vice President Joe Biden in an Oct. 11 debate at Centre
College, in Danville, Ky.
