I listened to Paul Ryan's speech today and am not impressed.

He made an excellent case against the Obama administration.  The problem with this country is a lack of job.  If I vote for the Romney/Ryan ticket I am voting for jobs.  How those jobs will come about is unclear.

He also spoke about the GM plant in his home state of Wisconsin -- how Obama visited the plant and told the people there that he hoped the plant would be there for the next 100 years.  Since the plant is closed down, Obama failed to keep his "promise".  The trouble is, it was Obama and the Democratic Party who chose to bail out the auto industry.  Does Mr. Ryan not know that GM is an auto maker???

I heard Ryan appeal to the younger people.  If they vote for the R/R ticket they can get a job and out of their parent's house.  Again, I am not certain how that will work.  He set a goal for his ticket to create millions of jobs, but I still don't see how that will come about.

What's odd is that Paul Ryan and I seem to have the same values.  Do the work and don't look for handouts.  The trouble is, I have worked with the population that receives handouts.  Trust me, they would like a better life.  We don't actually offer one and that's a real shame.

And, those who are against Obamacare should know that sick people cost all of us.  We throw millions of dollars at failing schools.  We try to get the best teachers.  Or, we open Charter schools to help those disadvantaged students.  They still get sick.  They cannot afford the bit it takes to get better.  That's real.  Kids who cannot get glasses will continue to lose ground in the classroom.

Much of the Ryan speech addressed freedom.  He believes that lifting all the rules and regulations created by the Obama administration will pave the way to economic growth.  Funny, while he was talking about that, I was thinking of the fat cats who owned companies before unions came in and demanded a safe work environment and a job that did not exploit the worker.  Those rules and regulations are a pain in the ass.  They are also necessary to keep us safe.

Ryan mentioned tax reform.  Nice idea but what does he mean?  Lower the rate for the rich and continue to keep stacking on the backs of the poor?  Hmmm.....before long, no one will be paying taxes.  The rich will have all the jobs and the poor will have none.

I'm waiting to hear if Romney has a plan or if he just wants to tell us all how difficult these past four years have been.