Going all in with Ryan

by digby

I knew they were crazy but not this crazy:

From:Reince Priebus, RNC Chairman
Subject:Support the Ryan Budget

Dear —,

Our Republican Members of Congress need to know conservative grassroots leaders like you have their backs in the ongoing 2012 budget battle. I’m asking our Party’s strongest supporters to sign the Republican National Committee’s “Support The Ryan Budget“online petition today to let our GOP leaders know you back their efforts to cut government spending and reduce our massive national debt.

And after you sign the petition, I hope you will take a moment to make a secure online contribution of $25, $50, $100 or more to help elect principled, conservative Republican candidates from the county courthouse to the White House in the 2011-2012 election cycle.

It’s critical you make your voice heard today. Representative Paul Ryan and House Republicans have courageously and boldly done what President Obama, Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats refused to do: Present and pass a serious 2012 budget that slashes spending and puts our nation on the path to prosperity.

Of course, the Democrats reacted with outrage. For the past two weeks they have sent their leftist allies and Astroturf protesters to town halls to try to batter and smear Republicans for actually putting forward a credible plan that cuts spending by $6.2 trillion, reins in our spiraling debt, reforms our tax code and protects retirement security plans for both current beneficiaries and future generations.

Americans are tired of the Democrats playing games with our nation’s future. A recent USA Today/Gallup Poll shows Americans believe Republicans in Congress would do a better job than Democrats in dealing with the budget.

Republicans know we have a moral duty to pass a responsible budget that addresses our nation’s fiscal woes. While Barack Obama and Congressional Democrats have made the calculation that whistling past the graveyard is a good political strategy, Republicans have offered real leadership that stops Washington from spending money our country doesn’t have and lays the foundation for long-term prosperity and job growth.

So please take this opportunity to let Representative Ryan and all our Republican Members of Congress know you are behind their efforts to save our country from debt collapse and economic ruin by signing the RNC’s “Support The Ryan Budget” Petition today.

Sincerely,
Reince Priebus
Chairman, Republican National Committee

I signed it. You should too. I think these Republicans should definitely stick to their guns. No deals. Ryan or nothing at all!

But people should really think twice about the fund raising. They’re going to need every last penny if Ryan and the GOP have their way::

A 54-year-old today will have to save an additional $182,000 in their IRA or 401(k) before he or she retires just to pay for the House Republican plan to eliminate Medicare, an analysis released today by U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-CA) found.

The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) estimated that individuals born in 1957 would need $182,000 by the time they retire at 65 to pay the additional costs imposed by the Republican plan if they live to 84. The analysis was included in a letter to Rep. Miller.

“Under the Republican plan, seniors will go into debt. They will be forced to sell their homes that they spent a lifetime paying off. And they will have to rely on their children just to pay for basic medical care,” said Miller. “This is not what anyone would envision as a dignified retirement.”

Now that I think about it I think I can still spare a couple of bucks. After you sign their petition, maybe you’ll want to contribute a dollar or two as well: StopPaulRyan

h/t to ms