Amanda Walters
Twitter: @amandawalters
Last week much of the country stayed up late (although not
as late as some thought) in order to watch our democracy in action. Now we all know the results; President Obama
was elected to a second term in office.
But no one ever things about what happens now for those who
didn’t win?
For some, the transition back to normalcy might be tough but
for others it only means going back to business for the American people.
Congressman Paul Ryan is talking about finding areas where
each party can compromise when heading back to work on Capitol Hill. Ryan
doesn’t have time to mourn his ticket’s loss with the fiscal cliff looming
ahead.
As head of the House Budget Committee, Rep. Ryan will have a
lot of say in whatever negotiations take place in the coming weeks and is
already agreeing with House Speaker John Boehner’s comments that revenue
increases, although not necessarily tax increases, have to be on the table.
Ryan said that although the Republicans lost the election,
he doesn’t think that the election was a mandate supporting the fiscal policies
of the president.
Although many thought that enthusiasm would be on the
Romney/Ryan ticket’s side, he says that the loss proved that the president was
able to win in that area.
I thought that the CBS article was interesting because we
often forget about what happens to the men/women who lose in the election after
spending about two years on the road campaigning.
We usually just imagine them going back to obscurity to only
be seen again when they support the next candidate but it’s important to
remember that many of these men will still have a big stake in what happens to
the country.
My favorite quote from Rep. Ryan in the article came at the
end, "I think everybody's tired of talking about presidential politics, I am."
One thing we all seem to be able to agree on is that it’s
good that the election is all over and the government can start working on the
issues we face.
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