Posted on 08/19/2012 12:58:37 PM PDT by MNJohnnie
Ferguson is certifiably brilliant
One paragraph that I particularly liked was not about Obama's failings...it was about the capabilities of Paul Ryan:
Over the past few years Ryans Path to Prosperity has evolved, but the essential points are clear: replace Medicare with a voucher program for those now under 55 (not current or imminent recipients), turn Medicaid and food stamps into block grants for the states, andcruciallysimplify the tax code and lower tax rates to try to inject some supply-side life back into the U.S. private sector. Ryan is not preaching austerity. He is preaching growth. And though Reagan-era veterans like David Stockman may have their doubts, they underestimate Ryans mastery of this subject. There is literally no one in Washington who understands the challenges of fiscal reform better.
Points that are also good to present to those who want to degrade Ryan.
Obama has ONLY DUMBASSES on his side!!!
And just a reminder to all of you FReepers who are given to broad-brush attacks on the professoriate. That piece taking Obama’s record to pieces, was written by Professor Niall Ferguson, Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University, and Senior Research Fellow at Jesus College, Oxford University.
Professor Ferguson has also written and given lectures on why the young, if they knew what was in their best interests, would all support austerity measures on the other side of the pond, and join the TEA Party on this.
BAM! Great article. Even more surprised it was in the crappy Newsweek.
1) Seeing the coal miners lined up to meet Romney is significant.
2) The enthusiasm of 2008 Obama voters will be dialed down many notches.
3) Some 2008 Obama voters won't vote.
4) Some 2008 Obama voters will change sides
Very interesting. that NewSpeak would publish this.
Some expect there to be a shake up on the Dem ticket soon.
One of my favorite authors.
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