Financially, America is an addict which needs to cure its dependency on excessive debt both public and private.
This cure is going to call for austerity. Pro-growth policies will help, but without drastic cuts in government spending - particularly the middle-class entitlements - prosperity will not return.
Paul Ryan's proposals are the first step in the right direction, but they still to some extent kick the problem into the 2030's and 2040's.
What I really like about Ryan is how great he comes across on TV, kind of like Reagan. And he is very facile in explaining the benefits of conservative principles for all people, not just Republicans.
Give me Ryan/Bachman in 2012!
What has hurt the GOP the most were single female voters looking for security. The GOP needs to make the case that security does not come from the Dems. Not in the long term anyway.
why not both? a plan whose roots started in voter anger??