Like it or not, people always want to hear that. So Ryan is going throw out sound bites that might sway persuadable voters. A large majority of Americans say they want A) politicians with principle, and B) politicians that want to work together and get along. Unfortunately, both things can't happen. It's sort of like the majority of voters want A) less spending, and B) no actual spending cuts to almost any program. The two just don't go together, but that is what the public says it wants when polled.
So Ryan has to say he and Romney want to work together with the opposition. I suppose everyone does if the opposition is willing to agree with you, so that's not a lie. I don't think either one of them is as foolish as GW Bush was when it comes to this "kumbaya, lets reach across the aisle crap". R/R know the score and these sorts of statements are just for public consumption.
If its a slaughter like we hope there will be no need to even discuss reaching across the aisle.
Jump on the real change train or get the hell out of the way.
“It’s sort of like the majority of voters want A) less spending, and B) no actual spending cuts to almost any program.”
Not surprising since that’s the way it is for many people’s personal lives. They may want to spend less and save more, but they just can’t give up their old spending habits.
It’s going to be a real challenge for Romney/Ryan to cut or scale back on government spending. But, they can make a good case for eliminating a lot of programs where waste and redundancy are obvious. And there’s an abundance of such examples, including several large federal agencies.
I agree. My bet is a Romney/Ryan will be more conservative than Bush/Cheney.