August 14, 2012
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the most exciting thing this weekend
hit the snooze button.. the topic of this post is politics, hahah. (or you can humor me.)
Romney chooses Paul Ryan currently serving in House of Rep from Wisconsin to be his running mate
thoughts:
Ryan’s well-thought out and well-articulated policies are currently overshadowing Romney, this is a way to “shake things up” and redefine the election but sometimes when the ticket’s VP overshadows the president it’s not good
even right now i am more clear on ryan’s POV than Romney, whom i find says one thing and then another, depending on his audience
i’m not going to say republicans or democrats, i think that there are parts of their political agenda that i can align myself with.. though i do find that i side with the democratic party because i don’t relate as well to someone who is $$$ over my .10
i once heard it said republicans and democrats alike care about quality of life, but republicans care about it at the beginning (conception) and end of life, and democrats care about it in-between those two points.
if i were to apply it to fiscal policy… republicans are saying it’s about individual responsibility, you know – cut government spending. i would say democrats and repubs alike care about individual responsibility but democrats believe in helping the low-performing ones perform better and repubs believe in incentives to help the high-performing ones perform better
the thing is, i rather like paul ryan because he’s a sharp guy. ”nice” “humble” are some of the words used to describe him… and i saw a segment on charlie rose, i would not disagree. if i were to sit down at the table with him in one chair and hillary clinton in another, boy i hope i’d have something to say because what a conversation to be had!
and this is not to mention that he resembles will schuester (matthew morrison), so it almost feels like i know him already. blah.
i would say he is very, very committed to the best interests of those he represents… unfortunately, this is the republican party. he doesn’t understand life outside of easing restrictions, tax cuts favoring the wealthy, though i like his responsible governmental spending i am likely to disagree where he cuts the budget, and in general his philosophy can be intriguing (not only does it make sense on a broader scale, the guy really does have ideas on how to implement it) but i don’t agree with it !
ok, bipartisanship he is not for. he is too committed to the cause for that, no matter how humble or well-spoken or nice he is. regarding the inner motivation of a person, that i understand. it’s a refreshing change to see someone work from a position that is a deep-seated belief, personal convictions borne out of discussion and rumination and honed through the years, not just helping out whoever lines their pockets or whatever benefits their campaign.
oh and their major weakness – foreign policy.
i don’t really care if ryan is a “beancounter”… or that he used his dad’s social security benefits to pay his college tuition..
but maybe i don’t know anything about politics! any thoughts?
(i like clarity of purpose, but even someone with clarity of purpose can be steered wrong.. but it’s a difficult choice to make when the alternative seems only a placeholder)
i think i should start reading ayn rand.
