Posted on 08/11/2012 11:19:42 AM PDT by Rufus2007
In a Saturday morning appearance on the Fox News Channel, Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer reacted to the announcement of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s running mate choice, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan.
Krauthammer said that the choice changed the race by shifting it from a referendum on Obama to an idea-driven race powered by the young, “Kennedy-esque” Ryan.
“I think the picture sort of changes the dynamics of the race,” Krauthammer said. “Up until now it was Romney running as the guy who could do a better job — ‘I know how to fix the economy. The other guy is a failure.’ But it was a star-led choice, he’s a better technocrat. When you look at the two there are two things different than Ryan’s presence on the platform. The first is youth. I mean, he’s the future. He has a youthful look. If you like Kennedy-esque boyish enthusiasm and energy.”
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That’s good!
I agree.
Never, never again will I throw away a vote in order to have a tantrum.
Nothing says “Dem Win” like a Clintonian plurality....
I did the same thing and have been kicking myself in the @ss ever since.
Listen to Rush? I do almost every day...but listening to talk radio won’t overcome the fix that’s been in for months.
The election is merely going thru the motions to legitimize the predetermined result. It’s all about not letting the cities burn to the ground.
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