For those of us who don't follow Illinois politics how does Ryan rate on the Conservative vs RINO scale. Give us a Senatorial comparison. Is he an Olympia Snowe or a Rick Santorum?
Taxes- Pro-Life - 2nd Amendment?
Rick Santorum, but he avoids talking about "man-on-dog". Plus Norm Coleman, but he looks like an attractive movie star rather than Willem Dafoe. And JFK, but with principles.
By which I mean, he's an anti-tax conservative Catholic.
http://www.jackryan2004.com/issues/
JACK RYAN ON THE WAR ON TERRORISM
As a U.S. Senator, I will be committed to making our state and country as safe as possible. I believe, as President Bush does, that the U.S. governments most important mission is to protect the homeland from those who would do us harm.
JACK RYAN ON CUTTING TAXES
As we learned from Ronald Reagan, low tax rates are what encourage people to work and invest, thereby driving economic growth. Families and individuals need the ability to spend, save, or invest more of their money for this positive growth to occur.
Illinois needs a Republican U.S. Senator in Washington that will support the Presidents tax cuts and not be an obstacle to progress.
JACK RYAN ON EDUCATION
In 2000, I left Goldman Sachs as a partner to teach at Hales Franciscan High School - an all African-American, all-boys parochial school on the South Side of Chicago. It was one of the best decisions of my life.
JACK RYAN ON PEACE AND SECURITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST
As a nation, we need to be committed to the security of Israel as a Jewish state and the safety of the Israeli people. As leaders, we have the responsibility to work towards the common goal of having two states living side by side in peace and security.
JACK RYAN ON PROTECTING LIFE
I believe in protecting life from conception to natural death. It is crucial that, as a society, we work to create a culture of respect for life.
JACK RYAN ON THE 2ND AMENDMENT
One of my duties as a U.S. Senator from Illinois will be to preserve and protect the Constitution of the United States, and that includes defending the 2nd Amendment from those who wish to dilute its meaning.
That's an interesting question, since both conservatives and RINO's are both flocking to him. Jack Kemp is one you could compare Ryan to. Perhaps John Kasich is another. He is certainly pro-life and skeptical of tax increases.