like to talk about the economy because the economy is in a bad shape and the policies have failed to make things better for the american people. but the romney/ryan ticket has a solution that this country needs. chris, the obama ad also hits paul ryan on his record for women. he has to follow in the footsteps of sarah palin s speech in 08 where she knocked it out of the park. are democrats hopeful that paul ryan doesn t make a case for women voters tonight, the all-important middle class working woman? well, to be honest, i m not sure what the focus of ryan s speech is going to be because i don t think he s going to be talking about women s issues because his policies and positions when he was in congress, or since he s been in congress are not very good for women. i m not sure what he s going to say about the deficit and debt because if you look at his numbers for a guy who is supposedly a budget guy, can t do math because his very budget idea is adding to the debt. he s going to
even dog catcher races are delighted to be a part of the party standing up for medicare given so many republicans voted to get rid of it by turning it into a coupon program and voucherizing. given that the president unilaterally offering tonight to tinker with medicare himself. does the white house not recognize the political impact, not just on the president s re-election chances, but on democrats on every ticket in the country for muddying those waters and making it seem like maybe democrats can t be trusted with medicare either? no, it doesn t muddy the waters at all. in fact, if you listen carefully to what the president said and if you look at the bill, he intends to strengthen medicare. he intends to protect existing beneficiaries and you re right. the republicans intended to dismantle it completely. so there is a clear contrast. the president is fighting to make sure that medicare is available for future generations and that we protect those who