Yet he is still the only high profile government official to get it right when he said Iraq should be broken up into 3 separate countries. That would have resolved many of the issues we have there today. He has to back track on a few things he's said but he spoke the truth in most cases, and he is far from being stupid. He was one who was pretty successful at working deals across the aisle during his time in the senate.
He isn't a Rhodes scholar, but he isn't dumb. I think it's easy to say he won both Veep debates. 2 different opponents. 2 completely different strategies. Paul Ryan isn't dumb. He is in the top of the Republican field for sure. His age is an issue. Same for Sanders. You are correct about Hillary. There is a problem in the Democrats. There are no rising stars, like a Rubio or Ryan.
I agree, although some of it is having the Presidency. Less room for rising stars. Look at who the Rs nominated in 2008 - a 70 something who ran against Bush in 2000. The Ds nominated the sitting VP in 2000. Rs nominated the sitting VP in 1988. Etc.
Ryan advocates for positions I don't want, but he's at least honest about what that would take. He lays out in stark detail what it would take to cut taxes by 2%-3% of GDP. He lays out the screwjob that would happen to the young and middle aged from ending Medicare.
