Why Ryan? I don't understand.

[AnotherMcIntosh]

37. Once again, you're RIGHT. "He would never agree to cutting SS or Medicare"

any more than he would consider creating a cat-food commission with members in favor of cutting Social Security benefits.

Once again, it's just a coincidence that 14 members happened to do so or indicating that they would be open to doing so: Erskine Bowles (Chair), Alan Simpson (R-WY-ret, Co-Chair), Alice Rivlin, John Spratt (D-SC), Dick Durbin (D-IL, who criticized "bleeding-heart liberals" for not immediately seeing how proposed cuts would "restore fiscal balance&quot , Paul Ryan (R-WI), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Judd Gregg (R-NH), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Kent Conrad (D-ND), David M Cote, Dave Camp (R-MI), Mike Crapo (R-ID), and Max Baucus (D-MT).

His tactic was brilliant. As you say, if I can borrow what was said, "he's using that tactic in his adverts, and even other Dems in red states in order to clinch the win in November."