Ryan Iraq Visit Will Scout Surge Possibilities

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Does Rep. Paul Ryan trust the Presidents judgment? After steadfastly supporting George W. Bush throughout his presidency, it appears Ryan is starting to doubt the presidents strategy in Iraq. On one hand, he has called Bush’s plan “the last chance for victory,” while saying it wasn’t clear whether Bush had developed the best possible strategy. Ryan supporters won’t know if Bush’s plan will work until Ryan himself pays a visit to Iraq and informs his district with his own comprehensive battlefield report.

JG excerpt:
“I intend to visit Iraq in the next few weeks to see firsthand whether the proposed strategy for victory is workable” – Rep. Paul Ryan

Yes sir, we can trust Ryan for good judgment and straight answers. We will know once and for all whether the Bush “surge” strategy is indeed workable. Nevermind that the surge is no longer a proposal - it is reality as we speak.

By now most of us living in his district should ignore that Ryan has been responsible for some of the most shameful legislation ever presented in the modern Congress. His line-item veto proposal allows Congressmen to shirk one of the most important duties of their office and hands over budgetary responsibility and tremendous political power to the president. He sponsored a proposal discouraging participation in Social Security in what can be described as an underhanded attempt to dismantle it. He votes party-line 86% or 92% of the time, depending on which Congressional watch-dog you subscribe to. After winning re-election in November, it becomes increasingly clear that people in southern Wisconsin just don’t care that Ryan is largely responsible for or rubberstamped policies that most of the country now clearly defines as being “the wrong direction.” It then seems logical to deduce that those who voted for Ryan will patiently wait for him to return back from Iraq with his “victory report” so they will have the proper guidance to make up their minds on whether to support the surge after the surge.