Paul Ryan - A Role Model for Washington Leadership
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I have exactly one bumper-sticker on the back of my car, and you're looking at it. I'm talking about the photo to the side of this column - the one featuring an image of Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin. Most of my friends have absolutely no idea what point the sticker is making, which I suppose is understandable. Aside from the fact that we live in Colorado and not Wisconsin, a lot of them aren't nearly as engaged in politics as I am. Thus, they don't recognize his face. When one of them asks me the meaning of the sticker, I explain that it's a parody of the iconic "Hope" image from Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. I tell them who Ryan is and what he's about. I describe why the "Math" mantra stands for the solving of our country's serious problems with logical, fact-based solutions, rather than with the empty, emotionally-driven slogans that our president has been relying on for four years now. Well, I try to sum all that up in layman's terms anyway. My friends politely nod and grin, but I'm pretty well convinced that they don't think the bumper-sticker is nearly as clever as I do. Oh well.
Paul Ryan - A Role Model for Washington Leadership
Paul Ryan - A Role Model for Washington…
Paul Ryan - A Role Model for Washington Leadership
I have exactly one bumper-sticker on the back of my car, and you're looking at it. I'm talking about the photo to the side of this column - the one featuring an image of Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin. Most of my friends have absolutely no idea what point the sticker is making, which I suppose is understandable. Aside from the fact that we live in Colorado and not Wisconsin, a lot of them aren't nearly as engaged in politics as I am. Thus, they don't recognize his face. When one of them asks me the meaning of the sticker, I explain that it's a parody of the iconic "Hope" image from Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. I tell them who Ryan is and what he's about. I describe why the "Math" mantra stands for the solving of our country's serious problems with logical, fact-based solutions, rather than with the empty, emotionally-driven slogans that our president has been relying on for four years now. Well, I try to sum all that up in layman's terms anyway. My friends politely nod and grin, but I'm pretty well convinced that they don't think the bumper-sticker is nearly as clever as I do. Oh well.