tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post5273783925832035425..comments2024-03-27T17:15:37.606-04:00Comments on Triablogue: Romney Picks Paul RyanRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17809283662428917799noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-90717475385335791312012-08-11T21:37:48.460-04:002012-08-11T21:37:48.460-04:00It may also be true that the analytical ability th...It may also be true that the analytical ability that Ryan has brought to the budget process can also be brought to bear on other issues. Success can breed success in politics. For example, a credible approach and plan on economics can instill confidence within the electorate with respect to other initiatives. Leaders need to be able to get others to follow via inspiration and persuasion not simply through fiat. <br /><br />The disturbing aspect of Obama is that now that the inspiring rhetoric has proven empty, dictatorial and extra-constitutional implementation appears to be the most likely means of Obama instituting his vision of how the rest of us should live.<br /><br />Chapters 11 & 12 of Francis Schaeffer's <i>"How Should We Then Live?"</i> are seeming more prophetic every day.EAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649331234241764065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-79515349564181110562012-08-11T11:48:32.972-04:002012-08-11T11:48:32.972-04:00I definitely like that it's going to be a clea...I definitely like that it's going to be a clear-cut choice on which of two economic models we're going to follow, and some time soon. This political campaign will become an economic referendum, and probably, it will provide some good basic economics lessons for a lot of people who don't normally think in those terms.John Bugayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728044301053738095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-13650270010158307502012-08-11T11:39:23.715-04:002012-08-11T11:39:23.715-04:00Ryan is a quality pick. Romney went for substance ...Ryan is a quality pick. Romney went for substance over sizzle. <br /><br />On the other hand, it puts two policy wonkish money-crunchers on the ticket. That reinforces the Johnny-one-note nature of Romney's campaign.<br /><br />In fairness, the single-minded focus on the economy plays to Romney's greatest strength and Obama's greatest political liability. But it leaves Romney without a larger mandate if he wins.stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16547070544928321788noreply@blogger.com