Why Paul Ryan is the wrong messenger

[CLARENCE 2015!]

I give credit to Paul Ryan for putting forward many great ideas and having the courage to put them forward- but he is the wrong messenger for the kind of economic plan we need or really any sort of plan. No one who has worked for their entire lives wants some kid to be telling us how things ought to be... Ryan comes across as a goofy, geeky teacher's pet with a high voice and giraffe neck.


"Here is my paper, I hope I get an A!"

The GOP is worse then the Democrats at a few things- one of them is choosing the wrong spokesman. No one is going to take Paul Ryan or Aaron Schock seriously... especially the latter.


"Hi I'm Aaron Schock and I am running for Student Council President!"


No one wants somebody 40 years younger then them trying to sit there and act like a know-it-all as if they truly know how the world works... Ryan is older then Schock but comes across as such a God damn fembag. Fella- take a speech coach and lower your voice and gain a few much-needed pounds so you don't look like your arm could snap like a twig.

Then people will take you more seriously...

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Whenever I try to picture Paul Ryan in executive office, this always comes to mind.

[Redalgo]

Meh, I consider the messenger to be dwarfed in significance by the ideas being conveyed.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Whenever I try to picture Paul Ryan in executive office, this always comes to mind.

Thank you!

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

clarence, you are my favorite Republican.

[Psychic Octopus]

Whenever I try to picture Paul Ryan in executive office, this always comes to mind.

I disagree, Gabe is the spitting image of Ryan:

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Whenever I try to picture Paul Ryan in executive office, this always comes to mind.

I disagree, Gabe is the spitting image of Ryan:

I was thinking more attitude-wise than appearance-wise, but you're right.

[Torie]

Ryan is very smart, but somewhat immature. He needs some seasoning. He does not yet know how to frame issues in a manner that effectively explains how his social safety net will comport with those with a reasonable conscience, while saving the US from going down the fiscal rat hole - to wit sailing reasonably between the Scylla and Charybdis, without sinking into Neptune's realm, never to be seen again. The Pubs in general are not very effective at that. They need me.

I might add that when a majority of Pubs oppose medicare cuts, you know you have a problem. It isn't easy. The voters need to be educated. Few politicians have the capacity to do that effectively. But it needs to be done. Insolvency is not an acceptable alternative. Some tough choices need to be made. I know my priorities. Cut medical subsidies for the olds based on an intelligent triage, and reform inner city secondary schools, which will cost more money, since we will need to hire very talented and highly paid teachers. That is my choice. I would try to sell it with all the passion etc. that I could muster.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

Geeks are cool now, Clarence.

[LastVoter]

Ryan is very smart, but somewhat immature. He needs some seasoning. He does not yet know how to frame issues in a manner that effectively explains how his social safety net will comport with those with a reasonable conscience, while saving the US from going down the fiscal rat hole - to wit sailing reasonably between the Scylla and Charybdis, without sinking into Neptune's realm, never to be seen again. The Pubs in general are not very effective at that. They need me.

I might add that when a majority of Pubs oppose medicare cuts, you know you have a problem. It isn't easy. The voters need to be educated. Few politicians have the capacity to do that effectively. But it needs to be done. Insolvency is not an acceptable alternative. Some tough choices need to be made. I know my priorities. Cut medical subsidies for the olds based on an intelligent triage, and reform inner city secondary schools, which will cost more money, since we will need to hire very talented and highly paid teachers. That is my choice. I would try to sell it with all the passion etc. that I could muster.

... What? How is that a safety net if one doesn't exist already.

[Landslide Lyndon]

Ryan is a scam artist, propped up by lazy pundits who can't read a budget anymore than they can read the gospel in Aramaic.   

[Torie]

Ryan is very smart, but somewhat immature. He needs some seasoning. He does not yet know how to frame issues in a manner that effectively explains how his social safety net will comport with those with a reasonable conscience, while saving the US from going down the fiscal rat hole - to wit sailing reasonably between the Scylla and Charybdis, without sinking into Neptune's realm, never to be seen again. The Pubs in general are not very effective at that. They need me.

I might add that when a majority of Pubs oppose medicare cuts, you know you have a problem. It isn't easy. The voters need to be educated. Few politicians have the capacity to do that effectively. But it needs to be done. Insolvency is not an acceptable alternative. Some tough choices need to be made. I know my priorities. Cut medical subsidies for the olds based on an intelligent triage, and reform inner city secondary schools, which will cost more money, since we will need to hire very talented and highly paid teachers. That is my choice. I would try to sell it with all the passion etc. that I could muster.

... What? How is that a safety net if one doesn't exist already.

I don't understand your point. We have a vast social safety net, which is fashioned in a way that we simply cannot afford. So it needs to be changed. The changes need to be outlined in a way that seems reasonable and rational, intelligently balancing the competing considerations that a majority of voters deem conscionable. It is a horrifically difficult task.