Showing posts with label third rail. Show all posts
Showing posts with label third rail. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Ryan touched the third rail

Ryan touched the third rail

Romney’s VP pick was first to legislate Medicare reform

Rep. Paul Ryan disproved a 50-year-old political rule by speaking the truth. The Wisconsin Republican showed a party can touch the “third rail of politics” — entitlement programs for seniors — and survive. Choosing Mr. Ryan as his running mate reveals Mitt Romney’s own courage to face down Democratic scaremongering for the sake of America’s future.