[SatinDoll]

Deninger, who wrote this piece, is a Libertarian for whom most Libertarians aren't "libertarian" enough. I don't expect him to like a 'statist' like Romney, but this was unexpected. He has written on Paul Ryan during the past year.

For the links to his articles as referred to in this piece, you will have to go to Market-ticker.org.

However, I am a firm believer voters should know exactly what they are voting for before filling out their ballots.

So, I do background checking on candidates and post it to Free Republic. This isn't always appreciated, as my research on Richard J. Santorum unearched a doozy.

Just so everyone knows, I will not and have not supported Obama.

Representative Paul Ryan is a Republican representative of a Democratic Party heavily-dominated region. One presumes he is as conservative as it is possible to be under that situation.

[Parley Baer]

Here is the situation as I see it. Come November we will come to another fork in the road and we have a decision to make. Do we take the road to Greece with Obama/Biden or do we take the road to getting America back on its feet with Romney/Ryan. IMHO it is a pretty easy decision. Voting 3rd party or sitting home is the same as taking the road to Greece. It only helps the Obama/Biden ticket.

[dfwgator]

Opinions are like you-know-what, everybody’s got one.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Solid on abortion. Solid on anti-"gay rights." Good enough on guns. Alarmingly weak on illegal immigration.

Could have been much, much worse. (Think "Chris Christie.")

[SumProVita]

I like Ryan! And I will vote for him.

[riri]

My liberal tool former sister inlaw is all over Facebook touting this as political suicide. Funny stuff. I lean pretty libertarian myself but libertarians are the biggest impediment to their cause. Just as annoying as the communists.

[vbmoneyspender]

The Patriot Act, warrantless wiretaps, retroactive immunity for telecommunications firms that broke the law on warrant requirements and more.

How is the Patriot Act unconstitutional. And how is it wrong either legally or morally to wiretap conversations foreign enemies we are at war with are having with associates located within the United States?

[2ndDivisionVet]

How many winning presidential elections has Karl Deninger masterminded? How many successful runs for county dog catcher or city council, for that matter?

[jmaroneps37]

As a Liberal tarian I can see this guy writing this. Of course the polls mean nothing when you are trying to destroy America but someone should sit this drooling half wit down and explain that if there was the smallest chance Obam was winning there would be no need to over poll Democrats. The Ryan pick has just expanded the enthusiasm gap by a + 2 for Ryan and a - 2 for Dumbo. Live with it geniuses.

[RIghtwardHo]

I’m waiting for 2016. I kind of like Ryan but to elect Romney will kill Conservatism. We can hold Obama in check for 4 more years. We can’t stop the dismantling of Conservatism if Romney is elected. I will never, ever vote Obama, but not a thing Romney can do to get my vote.

[Crawdad]

Go look at some of Karl’s past predictions, but don’t drink anything while you’re reading. You’ll ruin your screen.

[montag813]

Yawn. Everyone voted for TARP and the Patriot Act except Ron Paul and Barbara Lee. WTF does this have to defeating America’s Hugo Chavez? NO MORE NAVEL-GAZING. Time to STFU and unite to defeat the son of a bitch Obama.

[Wingy]

Here’s a test for you. Read the first two lines of the original post and think of Biden. That’s where I stopped reading.

[joethedrummer]

” picking someone that’s dumber than a box-o-rocks may cost you the election,...”

Like Joe BIDEN?!?!? Didn’t seem to cost obama the 2008 election, did it?

This is irrelevant anyways. EVERY Republican is “dumber than a box of rocks” according to the left. So no matter WHO was chosen, he would have been deemed “dumber than a box of rocks”

[Vigilanteman]

Let's review Karl Deninger's axioms in veiw of recent electoral history:

1. picking someone that's dumber than a box-o-rocks may cost you the election
   
2. picking someone who's smarter than you are isn't that good of an idea either
   
3. picking someone who's hated more than you are sometimes works politically

Responses:

1. See Joe Biden, 2008.
   
2. See Dick Cheney, 2000 and 2004
   
3. See Dick Cheney, 2000 and 2004.

   The problem with extreme libertarians is that they would rather take credit for being pure rather than take responsibility for actually governing.

   The Libertarians have been running presidents in every election since 1972. Their best showing was in 1980 when they cracked 1% of the national popular vote for the first time and got close to one million votes. They haven't even cracked a half million votes since save only in 2008 when the two main choices were our incumbent Marxists and an even worse RINO that the top of the GOP ticket now.

   Why is it going to be any different this year?

   Further, while the Libertarians have elected a local candidate here and there, they have yet to elect a single candidate to congress in over 40 years of existence. There success has been far more prevalent in siphoning enough votes from the GOP in the November general election to elect Democrat ass-clowns who are far, far worse. Exhibit A is Al Franken.

[Mike Darancette]

That appears to be headed Mittens way with Paul Ryan as his running mate.

Sometimes the level of political cowardliness surprises even me.

[Yashcheritsiy]

The second is that picking someone who's smarter than you are isn't that good of an idea either, because then the electorate may wonder if they made the wrong choice for the top of the ticket.

In this case, we don't have to wonder.

[Eddie01]

For what it's worth I found this on Karl's desk - IV was circled...

I
Thou shalt create an illusion of invulnerability shared by most members to foster excessive optimism and encourage extreme risks taking

II
Thou shall not allow any member to question the group's inherent morality, instead members shall be encouraged to ignore the ethical or moral consequences of their decisions

III
Thou shalt promote collective efforts to rationalize in order to discount warnings, or other information that might lead members to reconsider their assumptions before they recommit themselves to their assumptions

IV
Thou shalt reinforce stereotyped views of enemy leaders as too evil to warrant genuine attempts to negotiate, or as too weak and stupid to counter whatever risky attempts are made to defeat their purpose

V
Thou shalt self-censor any deviation from the apparent group consensus, inclining each member to minimize the importance of their doubts and counterarguments

VI
Thou shalt create and maintain a shared illusion of unanimity concerning judgment conforming to the majority view

VII
Thou shalt apply direct pressure on any member who expresses strong arguments against any of the group's stereotypes, illusions, or commitments, making clear that this type of dissent is contrary to what is expected of all loyal members

VIII
Thou shalt appoint mind guards to protect the group from adverse information that might shatter their shared complacency about the effectiveness and morality of their decisions

[saganite]

Well, this will appeal to the ten people who give a crap what he writes.

[Radix]

I wonder if Wisconsin is a state where Ryan can run for VP and Congress in the same year and day.

[DPMD]

I suspect this guy never votes in a general election.