Comments on: Romney Taps Ryan As Vice Presidential Running Mate

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 03:35:28 +0000

CONSIDERING:
“Fact and Truth are not subjective to a person’s political orientation.”

It depends on your definitions. Generally a fact is a thing which can be shown whereas truth would be truth whether or not it can be proven.

There are other definitions which would give different results. Consider the legal definition for facts and juries. Juries are to determine facts, judges are to determine law. Legally this is true even if the jury comes up with a finding of facts which do not square with truth. For example a jury can find a man guilty of a crime which he did not commit, or innocent of a crime which he DID commit. Legally his guilt can be overturned but his innocence can NOT be overturned — even if the observable facts later prove his guilt.

And then there’s the religious form. Assorted religious groups have found their members guilty of heresy for saying things which can be proven to be true or which can not be proven to be false. In those cases the facts don’t agree with the religious truths.

I know we’re talking politics rather than meanings of words, but sometimes people become so convinced something is true that the fact that it isn’t a proven fact is lost on them.

David for true facts and factual truths

By: Abe

Abe — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 19:03:13 +0000

I find it ironic how many claim to “know the way forward” yet when they relay their “facts”to back up their claims the nonfact or spin defeats their own argument.

Fact and Truth are not subjective to a persons political orientation.
Fact and Truth stand as lonely beacons on a dark shore of uncertainty.

By: Abe

Abe — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 18:28:44 +0000

What we have here is a man that wants to be president like his rich daddy did but doesn’t have an original thought in his head. So to compensate for his ineptitude he chooses an ideologue with an agenda for a running mate. Sound familiar? This is our next Darth Vader.
Ryan along with his Ayn Rand/neocon philosophies will ruin this country. He’s cut from the same cloth as Dick Cheney, Alan Greenspan and Donald Rumsfeld.
If you have not educated yourself on what Ryan is all about you really should; this is a dangerous man.

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:12:30 +0000

REGARDING:
“So if those cuts make Pres. Obama the Debil, what do they make Ryan?”

They make him the Debil too?

David taking test

By: Rufus Lowgun

Rufus Lowgun — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 22:06:04 +0000

For everyone hyperventilating about that 500 billion Pres. Obama cut from Medicare, a couple of things. 1.) there are no cuts to benefits, those cuts are to providers, and 2.) the EXACT SAME CUTS ARE IN PAUL RYAN’S BUDGET! The exact same ones. So if those cuts make Pres. Obama the Debil, what do they make Ryan?

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 18:05:31 +0000

At least Paul Ryan did write and submit a budget to address the problem with medicare. Something the democrat’s in the Senate and the President has failed to deliver. In addition, could somebody please provide some proof that Ryan is going to do away with Medicare. I’d love to see that. Last word I heard is that the President has cut approximately 700 Billion from Medicare to pay for his Obamacare. Sounds like the blame is being directed toward the wrong guy.

By: Veteran

Veteran — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 17:01:13 +0000

If Obama gets reelected everyone will need to get the Rosetta Stone and learn to speak Chinese, and then go to the bookstore and get the Cliff’s Notes for Sharia Law.

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 16:16:01 +0000

CONSIDERING:
“The same programs he wants to remove for everyone else. makes him quite the hypocrite, ”

Possibly, but not necessarily. The Kennedys got rich by illegal activities. That does not inherently mean JFK, Bobby, Teddy would be hypocrites if they opposed illegal activities as they lived off and campaigned using the money derived from that illegal activity.

Perhaps Representative Ryan benefited but decided it was overall a bad program and he would have seen it from the inside out. Maybe he figured cuts have to be made for the time when China will no longer agree to fund our programs for us.

Me not know, me not care. I’m just considering the requirements for hypocrisy in case I ever want to pursue it.

David for honesty and
reasonable consistency

By: 429SCJ

429SCJ — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 11:26:22 +0000

Romney has gone to Israel and kissed Netenyahu’s hand, but I do not believe the Jews feel comfortable with the prospect of a Mormon in the oval office. Then we have Obama with his empathy for the Palistenians, so I am sure they are not comfortable with him.

It will be an interesting election.

By: huh

huh — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 01:05:19 +0000

@David Huie Green

Ryans father died when Ryan was 16, he used Social Security and other social programs from that point forward for support and getting into college

The same programs he wants to remove for everyone else.

makes him quite the hypocrite, the “i got mine jack” way of thinking of the GOP is going to be a sure win for Obama .

I don’t support all of Obamas decisions but Obamacare is modeled after Romneys medical plan for Massachusetts. Clearly they both think its a good idea so it doesn’t matter which one you get.