[sickoflibs]

RE :” I'd love to know what the Tea Party Express thinks Paul Ryan won't say that Michele Bachmann will?”

Same thought. That will be the interesting part. I will decide if it was a good idea AFTER the speeches.

One side thought about Ryan unrelated to Bachmann. He is proposing changes to SS and medicare that while may be necessary, would be political suicide by Republicans if attempted alone without significant Democrat support.

One set of commentators on NBC/MSNBC are baiting Republicans to go after cutting entitlements first including libs Joe Scarbouro, Gregory and Matthews. The other group of MSNBC progressives Schultz, Maddow, Cenk Uygur are all beating the drum for seniors daily warning them that Republicans want to cut ‘their’ entitlements to pay for tax cuts for ‘the rich’. This is an obvious political trap. Obama has to need those reforms for them to happen.

Before you can change SS their must be a common understanding that much of it is being funded by the general treasury, more borrowed money.

[ejdrapes]

Problem is Bachmann's speech will get all the attention, except maybe from Fox News and conservative blogs. But you know the MSM will focus on her, especially if Ryan gives a great response and Bachmann throws some red meat in hers to get Chris Matthews undies in a bunch. That's why I think dual speeches is not a good idea. Let Michele go on Fox or any of the networks after and comment on it. Then she can still get her message out, she can still speak for tea partiers but it won't be considered competing against Paul Ryan.

[Gilbo_3]

a PBS blurb roundtable the other nite had the libtard actually stating that w/o the $$$Ttrillions in spending/'stimulus' that unemployment would be 13-14% vs the 10% that it is today...

and the usual crap that the states cant 'absorb' the reduced fed dollars and the police, fire, education etc will all be cut to compensate...

the 'right' guy didnt have much for answers except the obvious, that the states and the people therein must take responsibility and adjust...

that argument simply wont work in the entitlement age...we-R-screwed...

[stephenjohnbanker]

” One set of commentators on NBC/MSNBC are baiting Republicans to go after cutting entitlements first including libs Joe Scarbouro, Gregory and Matthews. The other group of MSNBC progressives Schultz, Maddow, Cenk Uygur are all beating the drum for seniors daily warning them that Republicans want to cut ‘their’ entitlements to pay for tax cuts for ‘the rich’.”

And no doubt, the STUPID PARTY will make the SS repair pitch in 2012, just in time for Obama to grab another 4 years.