As a person who would like to have Medicare in 14 years, and as somebody who would like to start getting Social Security in 11 years, I feel quite threatened by Romney/Ryan. I also don’t quite buy into the notion that Obama will definitely win (easily or otherwise) in November. I don’t trust the Republicans not to have things fixed just enough to get by, and I don’t trust a large number of the voting public to not be a bunch of fucking morons. I guess it’s probably better that the Republicans aren’t coming across as “centrists,” because, times being what they are, a lot of disgruntled people would probably go for a change at the top – assuming they didn’t have to elect raving lunatics to do it. Still, the media wants this to be a “horse race” and so they’ll make it out to be one for as long as they can (step one, Ryan is a “bold” choice).
John McCain is on board with the “bold” meme. Just like his “bold” choice of Sarah Palin.
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) heaped praise Sunday on Mitt Romney’s selection of Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) as his running mate, saying it was a “bold†decision as his choice of Sarah Palin in 2008 was.
Appearing on “Fox News Sunday,†McCain didn’t compare Ryan to Palin on substance, but instead described him as a similarly gusty choice because other candidates may have better helped Romney win their swing state.
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“I think that in this case it is also a bold choice,†he continued. “Many people thought that other people who were being considered might bring home those states into the Romney column. I think this is a pretty bold choice as well
Got it? Bold. Oh, and I’m assuming he meant “gutsy” and not “gusty,” but then again, Ryan is kind of a blowhard, so maybe not.
McCain also says Obama is doing a good job of making Romney seem “unacceptable.”
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) on Sunday slammed President Obama’s reelection campaign as one of the most “disgraceful†and negative he’s ever seen, but conceded that the attacks have “succeeded to a certain degree†at disqualifying Mitt Romney with voters.
Personally, I think Romney is the one who’s doing a good job of making himself seem unacceptable.