Democrats Challenge Bush Rubber Stamp

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I HAVE no idea why people including rural conservatives keep electing this guy to office. He has brought nothing to southern Wisconsin. Nothing.

He wants to turn Social Security into a private investment retirement account. Never mind that SS’s sole purpose is to protect the participant from the very instability and risks he wants to change it into. Ryan gives credit to the Bush tax cuts for growing us out of the ashes of 9-11, when the tax cuts have actually served as a brake on the economy and put us heavily into debt. Ryan has allowed himself to be used as a tool by the executive branch, authoring wrong-headed presidential veto powers, rubber stamping Bush initiatives and voting along party lines.

TIME AND AGAIN, he votes against civil liberties, the environment, workers rights, unions and decent wages. Ryan is all about profits – he’s all about business. Not bad if you're a banker or a corporate executive, but not good when you're a public servant. He is a very typical run-of-the-mill Republican politician. He has pandered to the workers at the GM plant in Janesville offering nothing, absolutely nothing in legislation to promote good paying union jobs and benefits or consumer incentives of any kind. His energy policy is as bad as his economic policy, built on the status quo, procrastinating the inevitable just to prolong his career. He has brought very little to his district and has recently gone on record he will bring home even less.

Whew! I got that off my chest.

Now, this is the first time Ryan has three serious-minded people vying for his seat. Paulette Garin, Marge Krupp and Steve Herr all appear capable of the job he has not been able to do. But which one is electable? At this point, I’m leaning towards Krupp but it’s still too early early to call. She seems to be tackling Ryan’s position on multiple fronts instead of merely generalizing. The challenger who knows a little about nearly everything and capable of debating Ryan with common sense and confidence will do better than one who sticks with one or two themes, regardless of their depth of knowledge. Remember, Ryan’s been around long enough to have gotten his fingers into nearly everything.

AS A BLOGGER and voter in the 1st Congressional District, I need to hear a lot more from the challengers. No, I want to hear a lot more from the challengers.

We have never seen Ryan respond against a real challenger and I predict this time around we will see a Paul Ryan we have never seen before. When challenged, he will not give up his seat without fierce attacks.

JG Excerpt:
Thomas said he believes his name recognition is what makes him stand out when voters have so many choices, "so the more, the merrier, as far as I'm concerned."

......Jeffrey Thomas.....explaining why name recognition has not helped him defeat Paul Ryan.