In thinking about Wednesday night's speeches, I do have to give it to all the speakers, and especially Paul Ryan. You do give great speeches, and as long as the truth doesn't matter, then I have to give you an A. And at least for one night, the speeches got better and more heartfelt as the night went along . But if facts are added in, I give Rice a B-, Huckabee a C-, and Ryan a D+.
First, do you Huckabee or any GOP member know that no woman will be forced to have an abortion? Not one. It's called choice, and I know you don't want to give a woman or a couple a choice, unless you live in a country that has religious rules as laws, then all people should be able to have choices. You don't like countries that have religious laws, do you? Oh that's right, Islamic law is wrong, but I guess Christian laws are okay to rule a country. And no, Churches won't have to give out birth control pills. But any business or university, whether it is run by lay people or a church, must give the same amount of basic health care as any other business. Yes, I know it's called nuance, and yes, I know you don't get it, GOP.
Now, Ms. Rice, I agree with the GOP person on MSNBC, Steve Schmidt I think his name is, that thinks the California GOP delegates must be looking at you and wondering how to get you on the ticket. But I think the Democrats must be wondering the same thing. Because the America you are looking for can't be found in most of the states that are being run by the GOP now. You talked about how anyone, man or woman, white. black, Latino, or Asian can dream to be and can become anything they put their mind to, including president, but almost 1/5 of the delegates there don't believe the first black president's birth certificate. You talked about growing up in a country where you were unable to get a hamburger at a white-only business, but almost 1/2 of the states under GOP control are trying to limit voting, disenfranchising millions of young people and older black Americans. Your speech would have been great in 1988, or 1992, or even 2000, but in today's GOP, it seemed completely out-of-step with the direction of the party.
Finally, Mr. Ryan, have you ever met a fact you liked? Or maybe met a fact you agreed with? You do remember that it was you that walked out of the "Grand Compromise" a few years ago and ensured its doom, right? You do know that the GM plant that you talked about in Wisconsin closing under president Obama, Chevy announced the closing in December of 2008, right? So while the plant may have actually closed while the current president is in office, the actual closing was announced before he took office. Now, are you saying that government should have taken a bigger hand in what GM did to restructure? Do you think that we need more government, and not less? Also, you do know that your entire Medicare argument is a lie, right? Where the president is cutting money from future payments to hospitals and insurance companies and closing the prescription-drug donut hole, your plan takes the money from payments to seniors, ensuring seniors will have to add their own money to keep their current health care. And finally, you do know that while you say you and Mitt Romney will make the tough decisions and be honest to the American people, but your budget won't balance until 2040? Have you told the American people this? Of course not, and you won't until after the election. This is the straight-talking new face of the GOP? That's why I give you the lowest grade, Mr. Ryan.
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