Romney-Ryan

It was a good pick, I think.

I'm still no fan of Romney, mind you.  The guy will say or do anything to get what he wants, and has shown me little of the "principled" foundation that we here at the Bund all seem to long for in a candidate.  His time as Governor of Mass. shows exactly what I mean.

Still, the ticket got a lot stronger with the pick of Paul Ryan as VP candidate.  He is going to appeal to many who might otherwise look at Romney with some disdain, an "old money" politician with lots of markers hanging over his head should he win.

Now that the pick is made, I think the ticket needs to do what the McCain-Palin ticket didn't:  put the two side-by-side and start working the trails.  It MUST be seen as a joint effort, and that the two are working towards the same goal... and (I can't stress this enough) that goal CANNOT simply be getting rid of Obama.  It MUST be the return of government to a more conservative, "smaller" model in as short a time as possible.

There is an outside chance that the GOP could win back majorities in both Houses, and the White House in November.  If that happens, then the first two years of the Romney Administration MUST do what Bush/Lott/Hastert did not do... and that is emulate (if not outright copy) the Reagan paradigm of cutting spending, reducing the size and scope of government and lowering taxes.  Things like foreign policy, the ongoing War on Terror, support of allies like Israel... all that is secondary to showing the American voting public that the model of government needs to change DOMESTICALLY before any real efforts can be made in our extended policies abroad.  I might even add that a page could be taken from the Clinton/Gore playbook by re-selling the "Pay As You Go" plan for Congress... Newt and Co. got a LOT of miles out of that act, and (by extension) put Clinton into his second term.

No more promises of a "balanced budget" beyond long term discussions... it will not (indeed, I wonder if it is even possible at all) happen in the next four years of ANY Administration.  Cut spending, reduce the size of bloated government agendas, and eliminate as much of the "new Government" as we have seen since 2008... and I think you will have the chance to show America just what really DOES work, versus the empty promises of the liberal left.