Romney tips the scales the wrong way

Mitt Romney’s misguided choice of Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate paints a clear picture of the Republican’s vision for the future.
Republicans are against:

• Job training for the unemployed
• Tuition assistance for financially handicapped college students
• Replacing aging infrastructures in our cities
• Medical treatment or prescription medication for the elderly
• Preventative medical care for the poor
• Replacing retiring police officers and firefighters

Republicans are for:

• Even more tax giveaways for the rich
• Extravagant benefits for military contractors
• Reduced mine safety programs
• Reduced food safety programs
• Reduced environmental protection and preservation programs

If you think none of this true, just examine Ryan’s federal budget proposals — proposals the nation’s Catholic bishops said "will hurt hungry children, poor families, vulnerable seniors and workers who cannot find employment."
The choice has never been clearer between two presidential contenders. I have not been pleased with President Obama’s performance in the White House, but a second Obama term is far, far superior to the doomsday being offered by the Republicans.