To quote that great western philosopher John ‘Hannibal’ Smith, I love it when a plan comes together. My partner-in-crime Dacia Nichol and I just did a song aboot Rep. Paul Ryan called “Roadmap to my Heart.” Actually, if I’m being honest, she was the main creative force behind it. Her heart is the one he has a roadmap to. I really just came in for brain storming and to try and rhyme “fiscal reformation.” Either way, the song dropped Thursday night.
Friday afternoon, it was announced that he was giving the response to the State of the Union on January 25th.
Besides being great to the two of us, this was a great movie by the House GOP. There’s been some concern from those of us on the Right how serious they were aboot actually cutting spending and reforming entitlements, and how much was just campaign rhetoric. Having one of our intellectual leaders and one of our best when it comes to arguing conservative policy (video here and here) give the response, the week after unanimously voting to repeal ObamaCare, at the very least show’s the moxy. Conservatives should rejoice.
Enter Michelle Bachmann and the Tea Party Express, who apparently think it’s necessary to have their own response to the State of the Union.
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