Biden vs Ryan

 
It's often said that Vice-Presidential debates are meaningless and with little influence on the Presidential election.  The same was said of Presidential debates.  That may have been true prior to last weeks' debate between President Obama and former Governor Mitt Romney.  Romney absolutely demolished Obama in the debate.  As a result, Romney saw a historic bounce of 12 points to take a (currently) 4 point lead in the polls.  Now, this may be short lived or it may be a harbinger of things to come.  Regardless of which it is, tomorrow's debate between Vice-President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan is extremely important to both camps, particularly for the Obama campaign.

 It appears Democrats have gotten their talking points down if you take the Sunday Press shows seriously.  The Obama Campaign is saying that Romney emphasized "theatrics" while Obama focused on issues of "substance."  That is the rants of someone who thought they had the election in the bag and now realize they are in for a tough fight.  So, the Democrats need VP Biden to come out swinging against Congressman Ryan.  The problem for Biden is his propensity of putting his foot in his mouth.  He's done it so many times until it is not news any longer.  The fear, for Democrats, is that Biden will get taken to the woodshed by Ryan.  That is the perception among the liberal press ironically enough.  That may or may not be the case.  I suspect Biden will be a bit tight, but focused during the debate.

Congressman Paul Ryan is the man Democrats love to hate.  He came up with plans for Medicare, budget overhaul that the spend and tax crowd aka liberals, detested and howled like banshees. I am sure Ryan's plans will be attacked by VP Biden vigorously.  But, unlike Joe Biden or even his boss, Ryan has presented plans to get this country out of debt.  Democrats have no plans to do anything about this crushing debt that is currently $16 trillion dollars.  The people who will be paying for this debt during their entire adult lifetimes have not even been born as yet.  We cannot sustain this debt without doing something about it and doing something soon.  I'm fairly certain Congressman Ryan will make that point abundantly clear.  VP Biden will no doubt say Ryan's plans are unworkable in the real world.  In the liberals world, he's probably right.  There are no checks and balances in the liberal world.  But, back in the real world with the adults in the room, we know something must be done about our debt if we are to continue to be a viable world power.  Who do I think will win the debate?  I think it will be closer than many experts think.  But, Congressman Ryan should win tomorrow's debate.  If Ryan does garner the perception he won, this will be added momentum for the Romney Campaign.