Paul Ryan For Janesville City Manager?

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Outside of Janesville a lot of people don't know or care that the city is looking to hire a new manager to run city hall affairs. But the interesting thing here is, this opens up a door that hasn't been open in over 20 years, and the timing couldn't be better for the aspirations for one hometown politician other than Russ Feingold

So I thought, who could be better for the job than our own hero and congressman, Paul Ryan? Sure, Ryan purports to stand against taxpayer hand-outs to billionaires in other states and districts, but we wouldn’t have to worry about him doing the same thing here. You see, in his own backyard, welfare for the wealthy means jobs and economic growth.

Plus he is a product of Wisconsin schools, something I really think is important for local leadership. And Ryan knows how to cut non-discretionary spending and other wasteful expenditures. With local unions taking wage and benefit hits, his low wage conservatism and economics style are just what the doctor ordered for Janesville right now. For a prize like Ryan, the city would disregard the suggested $140,000 starter salary in a hurry and match his current annual of $167,000. Plus, and this is key, he would remain close to his growing family without those long trips he takes serving his country in Washington. What could THAT be worth?

The best part is that Ryan wouldn’t have to do anything more performance-wise than what he’s been doing under George W. Bush. Except for one thing. He’d have to balance a budget. Don’t forget, he’s been part of the final Clinton surplus years, so at least he’s been around someone who knows how to do it. He would put the lean in Janesvillean and cut taxes, after all that’s his trademark. But that’ll be easy because he’ll have the power to cut all city departments across the board without some democrat opposing him. But there’s more. Balancing a budget here and delegating some authority would put the icing on his resume cake for the next step. It could set him up for a governor's run in 2 to 6 years. And after two terms gaining more executive experience and showing the world how to balance budgets as governor, he could finally throw his hat in the presidential ring. Ryan for Prez in 2020? He'll be around 50 years old by then. Very scary. But stranger things have happened.

So in the spirit of the neo-con gasbag Robert Novak, I nominate Paul Ryan for Janesville City Manager.

I agree that sacrificing the city of Janesville is a risky proposition, but that's the least any patriotic American would do to help save the country right NOW.