watch another lurch to the "even more right wing".

Joe Biden is a January.

Not when he opens his mouth.

I don't know about that. He was in trouble in his district for re-election. This pick is a Godsend for Ryan, not so much for Rmoney. Seniors take note, these two want to get rid of Medicare and Social Security. And women take note Romney already said he's going to get rid of Planned Parenthood.

Incredible. This pick made me angry enough to send more money to Obama and the Dems, and to come over here after not visiting for quite some time.

Also I don't think Dems should celebrate too much - it's only August, but I bet lots of money will be donated today to them.

Obviously he was impressed with him.

I have not been.

I have seen him fold when his constituents really put it to him about his budget, and I saw a horrible interview when the interviewer said everyone knew he wanted to cut taxes, but wanted Ryan to say what he would do economically and with the budget beyond cutting taxes - he babbled for 15 seconds before talking about tax cuts for a minute and a half.

The Rs, and by extension the "liberal" media fawn over him because he looks good and can do what every other republican half wit can do - babble about cutting taxes and spending for a half minute.

Yes, he does seem likeable.

But, he is a fraud. Like Reagen, like Bush II, like Palin, like Christy. Someone who the right makes into what it wants him or her to be even if it does not stand to reality.

Put him in THIS fishbowl, and after the 2-3 week media circle jerk, when he has to answer to voting for all of bush's disasters, when he has to explain how his "serious" budget does not balance until 2028 while having trillions in tax cuts for the rich, when he has to tell the country how his budget is the framework to destroy SS and medicare - it will come crashing down.

He has zero appeal to minorities or women or liberal moderates. He is uninspiring and boring and appears too immature and naive to be VP, let alone President.

It's dangerous to embolden a sociopath.

like Ryan's budget plan.

NO WAY Ryan would be chosen if the Republican power brokers expected to actually have a real contest for the presidency.

If they expect to lose, then Ryan can be allowed to save face with being chosen for this "last" campaign, and they can excite the extreme RW base and get them to the polls to vote for House and Senate candidates.

If they know the fix is in, with voter suppression tactics and electronic vote hacking, then they figure that they might as well get everything they want right away, not just some of what they want.

Groovy. A libertarian, tea bagger, billionaire-kissin', president. Just what America needs... to plunge it into a third world country status.

Democrats will need twice as many ads. Ads for their candidates (or against the opponents) AND ads for how to circumvent voter suppression. Either without the other dooms the race.

And we don't have enough money for this.

What occurred to me this morning is that the Republicans can say anything they want out front including they will kill your dog and if they win due to fraudulent and mean practices, they can just say, "people wanted this and this is why we won".
I am not relieved at all and in fact feel quite the opposite.

Steal the election advocating extreme positions then call it a "mandate". <Gulp>

beltway pundits was glaring. They actually believed this was a game changer that would be good for mittens. Since the explosion in tweets from Dems, they aren't so sure any more.

Ultra Elitist Wall Streeter meets ultra ideological austerity budgeteer.
Yeah, that's a buddy film. Then maybe an election ticket.

They get complete control over all, they better pass legislation like mad!

We do not live in era when the Republican party is being represented by the likes of Dwight Eisenhower and Nelson Rockefeller. We live in an era when they are represented by Scott Walker and Louie Gohmert.

Jimmy Carter probably breathed a sigh of relief when Reagan was nominated, too. We know better now, but they still have a billion dollar advertising advantage plus another billion in free propaganda from Fox Noise and National Hate Radio, not to mention systematic voter disenfranchisement. We're prepared for it all this time, but just because the polls are to our liking now, they do not mean we can all tune out and watch videos until November. We'll win this, but it won't be for free.