Since the rumours have started that John Boehner may be out as Speaker in 2012, let’s start the rumours aboot Paul Ryan being IN as Speaker of the House. For the sake of time and getting this done before the boss gets here, I’ll skip over all the reasons why that you already know and focus on one…he can have the debate.
The reason so many of us support Newt Gingrich despite his flaws, is that when most people only know the ten word answers to get them elected, he can have the debate on why conservatism beats liberalism. Paul Ryan is one of the few who can have that debate, doesn’t have the baggage, and can make the case for conservatism without scaring off independent and moderate America.
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“About 98% of blog-based political analysis begins with the assumption that the average voter is similar to the blogger.” - Jim Geraghty
I don’t smoke. I don’t necessarily enjoy being around smoke. The worst thing aboot New York’s smoking ban is that I can’t step outside of a bar to get fresh air…because that’s where all the smokers are. That said, it’s a legal product and if people choose to smoke…eh.
Well, maybe this is why John Boehner took such an honest approach to social security? 
They call social security the third rail of politics, because whenever someone tries reforming or talking honestly aboot it, they have a habit of electrocuting themselves politically. So, for a guy who is an election cycle away from being Speaker of the House, what did John Boehner go and do?
