By JOSH BOAK, The Fiscal Times
August 11, 2012
Bowing to pressure from the conservative wing of his party, Republican Mitt Romney has picked House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan as his vice presidential running mate, and ensured that the congressman’s controversial plan to transform Medicare into a voucher-type program will become a central issue in the presidential race.
In his new book on the Obama economic team, Ron Suskind quotes former administration official Larry Summers complaining: “We’re home alone. There’s no adult in charge. Clinton would never have made these mistakes.”
via Barack Obama, Home Alone – Rich Lowry – National Review Online.
Larry Summers “We’re home alone” comment could damage Barack Obama’s already slim chances of re-election. Already slim because there is little he can do that will create jobs before November next year.
