Watch Out for Ryan, Not Trump

[sasha031]

Contrary to conventional wisdom, the media fascination with the potential presidential campaign of the great American phony, Donald Trump, has been helpful to the Republican Party.

The conventional view is that his personality and rants about President Barack Obama’s birthplace have taken all the attention away from his potential rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, hurting their chances. I hope that’s true. But there has also been a big benefit to the Republicans: The Trump story—simple enough to absorb cable news and the Sunday morning shows—has sidelined media examination of something much more important. That would be the policies the Republicans have in store for the country if they win the presidency and the Senate and retain control of the House in 2012.

Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, the chairman of the House Budget Committee, spelled out the GOP’s intentions in a proposal that is a toxic blend of benefit reductions for the poor and middle class and tax cuts for the wealthy and corporate America. The House passed it earlier this month. Since it’s unlikely to become law in the near future—Obama and the Senate oppose it—the plan hasn’t been given the serious examination it deserves. After the articles about House passage, it has pretty much disappeared from the news, submerged by other, more sensational stories, such as those about Trump’s comments

http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/watch_out_for_ryan_not_trump_20110427/
Donald Trump is a distraction. The real player to watch is the boring chairman of the House Budget Committee, Paul Ryan. Let’s focus on him.

[JohnnyRingo]

1. He looks good in a suit.

Plus, he knows how make a sly wink to the wealthy as he tells the working class how trickle down is doing them a favor. That sounds like a natural born Reagan Republican.

I think maybe he could make the wink somewhat more subtle though. He's not supposed to actually get caught lying in bed enjoying a post coital cigarette with the corporations until after he's in the Oval Office.

[BumRushDaShow]

2. He will end up like Piyush Jindal

told to sit in the corner and keep his mouth shut.

[elfin]

3. He changed his hair part -- that means he's ready

Just waiting to be 'drafted". I will be very surprised if he is not the Rethugs VP selection and maybe Pres.

[leftstreet]

4. Just googled him - he's got the whole Reagan hair thing going on

:scared:

[Enthusiast]

5. Trump is only one of the distractions.

The media is full of the sensationalist designed to pull us away from pressing issues.