UPDATE: A new website here in depth on Paul Ryan’s views and votes on stem cells.
The Romney:Ryan ticket is nothing but potential trouble for American science and patients.
Should they win, they pose a serious threat to American science funding as well as for Medicare.
Instilling great confidence in his own competence, Romney totally flubbed today’s introduction of Ryan as well, but announcing Ryan as “The Next President of the United States!” Oops, he meant VP as he later corrected. See YouTube video below. Astounding Freudian slip or simple incompetence? Nerves?
What is Ryan’s scorecard like? Terrible.
Against Medicare.
Voted against funding for birth control.
Has not been a good supporter of NIH funding.
The list goes on and on.
Dear Mr. Romney,
We have contacted you now several times regarding your missing tax returns for the years ending 2000 through 2011. To date we have only received a partial return for year ending 2010 and a “projection” of taxes for year ending 2011. Unfortunately this is inadequate documentation to evaluate your financial history and allegiances, which are critical to understand your previous behavior.
Given the disappointing Swiss bank accounts and Cayman shell corporations that we have previously discussed, these documents are now crucial to better understanding of your past financial background. This understanding is in turn required in order to make an informed decision regarding your capability to perform the financially sensitive position that you have applied for.
If you have recently released the tax returns for years ending 2000-2011, please accept our sincere apology and we will continue to evaluate your application. If however we do not receive your tax records for those eleven years, we regret that we will be unable to process your application, and unable to consider you for the position for which you have applied.
Given that an extensive background check is required to apply for a job as a security guard at WalMart, we believe that we are not being unfair or too demanding in this matter.
Thank You and Best Regards,
The American People
I love this. It is very business-like and makes such a good point!