Anybody that thinks Sen Ryan didn't offer a "serious" plan totally misses the point: everyone is talking about and responding to Sen Ryan's plan!
Like the content or not it's a conversation starter and, more importantly, a negotiation starter. Krugman in NY Times: Last week, Mr. Ryan unveiled his budget proposal, and the initial reaction of much of the punditocracy was best summed up (sarcastically) by the blogger John Cole: The plan is bold! It is serious! It took courage! It re-frames the debate! The ball is in Obamas court! Very wonky! It is a game-changer! Did I mention it is serious? Then people who actually understand budget numbers went to work, and it became clear that the proposal wasnt serious at all. In fact, it was a sick joke. The only real things in it were savage cuts in aid to the needy and the uninsured, huge tax cuts for corporations and the rich, and Medicare privatization. All the alleged cost savings were pure fantasy. On Wednesday, as I said, the president called Mr. Ryans bluff: after offering a spirited (and reassuring) defense of social insurance, he declared, Theres nothing serious about a plan that claims to reduce the deficit by spending a trillion dollars on tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires. And I dont think theres anything courageous about asking for sacrifice from those who can least afford it and dont have any clout on Capitol Hill. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/15/opinion/15krugman.html You can't "call the bluff" on a plan that doesn't exist. You can't begin debate without a start. Ryan lit the fuse. Thank yo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:336311 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
