Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan, Wisconsin Republican congressman and Congressional Budget Committee chairman, will offer a clear competing contrast of ideas to Vice President Joe Biden with his "Path to Prosperity" budget.
Ryan reminds me of 1996 GOP vice presidential candidate, Buffalo Congressman Jack Kemp. Both Ryan and Kemp want to promote economic growth and job creation. Each reached out beyond the GOP ideological conservative base to moderates, independents and middle-of-the-road Democrats to consistently win re-election. Both could reach out to African-American, Hispanic and other members of the gorgeous mosaic that is America.
Ryan stands head and shoulders above past GOP vice presidential candidates such as Sarah Palin and Dan Quayle. His detailed knowledge of our federal budget process will be an asset in bridging the gap between the White House and Congress. I look forward to the debates between Biden and Ryan.
LARRY PENNER
Great Neck