I’ll add my voice of support to the chorus here, and say I think Paul Ryan is an inspired choice to be Mitt Romney’s running mate. One of the benefits of selecting Ryan, is that Romney gives conservatives a chance to articulate the dramatically different trend lines between the parties when it comes to reforming Medicare.
Under ObamaCare, $700 million is ripped out of an already teetering Medicare system to pay for new entitlements. By contrast, Ryan’s reform grandfathers current seniors while converting Medicare into a voucher program for younger Americans. Whereas ObamaCare creates new spending commitments with the same pile of money – thus spiking deficits – Ryan’s reform (and by extension, Romney’s) caps Medicare’s subsidy at a level that makes federal spending more sustainable over the long haul.
The campaign just got serious. I’m looking forward to the next 12 weeks.