Didn´t read the article.

That said..IMHO Ryan is an idea man and now Pence is an action man.

Responsible for actually performing for his state in a way that benefits the entire population he must be pragmatic.

That is not Ryan´s role in congress.

Both are excellent representatives of their positions.

What´s Dana doing writing for IBD? Cutting hours at the Compost? Calling Pence and Ryan polar opposites is harsh rhetoric I´d expect from Dana but not from IBD. Divide and conquer indeed.

Show me a republican that Dana Milbank has praise for, and I´ll show you a RINO.

I can´t get on board with anyone who wants government to spend more, tax more, and control more--just not to the degree that the outright socialist democrats do.

Exactly my thoughts, #2. Was it that the Washington Compost could no longer stand Dana sashaying around the newsroom? For little Dana, any Repubican who increases government funding is a GOOD Repubican [as the Great One Mark Levin would say].

Ever since I read his speech at Hillsdale in Imprimus, I´ve been a huge fan and hoped that he would consider running for POTUS in 2012 .Also, a friend of ours worked on his staff in DC and had high praise for him. I think he will do great things for Indiana and perhaps consider running in 2016. If Diana Milquetoast isn´t working at Best Buy by then, he/she will then be telling us what a radical monster he is.

From the opening paragraph, it surprised me that IBD would publish this, until I took note of the author. OP is right. This is just to divide the Republicans. The state of government in Indiana is far different from the spendthrift, suicidal government in Washington. I do like IBD. I hope this article is not indicative of a new trend there.

I agree with above - sissy dana cannot write anything that I would read. Dunce and a half

Dana should stick to serious journalism. Like writing about why Beyonce lip-syncing the national anthem was cool.

Diana-Dana Millbank has got to be paying IBD to work for them! I can´t believe IBD has now sullied their very principled approach to good conservative practices by letting a horse´s a*s like Diana publish anything in their newspaper. Is IBD that hard up for cash? I´m thinking "fair and balanced" - which is quickly becoming the new "politically correct". Sorry IBD I can´t read monkey speak because Diana´s writing is below the intelligence of most humans.

As usual the Libturd just doesn´t get it. Are they really that stupid or. Are they lip-syncing? All the good things Gov Pence is doing are perfectly legal under the State Constitution. States can do whatever is not prohibited. The voters will choose what they want. In the final analysis Ryan´s austerity is about getting the Federal Government out of areas it has no business being in. If they switched roles Ryan and Pence would not be that much different.

$16 trillion in debt and rfising - no that is not extremely dangerous and radical.

what a mook, and IBD embarrased itself

Like Krugman, Dowd, and two dozen other warped Lefties, there is nothing Milbank could write that I would want to read--unless it be a suicide note that starts with "I am so very sorry..."

I too found the authorship the most intriguing item in this piece. We´ve been hearing about the drastic layoffs at the NYTimes, not so much about trouble at the Post. Interesting that Miss Milbank is one of the first to jump ship.
Ramona (the PEst)

This is a really dumb apples to oranges comparison really aimed at discrediting Ryan while praising pence because he´s spending more on social programs and calling that conservative.Jindal lost me on his comments this week.How can you not be a party of austerity when you have runaway gov´t spending. isn´t a babies debt now over $300,00?

I would have thought the polar opposites were Dana and IBD.

Just one more stir of the pot against conservatives. It´s nonstop. We would only notice if it quit.

I agree with posters 10and 14. They voiced my thoughts exactly s I read the article. I can see the point IS to divide the GOP, but picking two popular leaders is not going to work.
I also agree with the Jindal comment earlier. When Gov Jindal was elected the publicity around him was about getting spending under control in LA. Lately I think he has let that slide. I am less than impressed with Jindal. He reminds me of Obama, always the scolder. I don´t want to listen to someone who gets their points across by scolding. I have had four years of that, soon to be eight years of that, and that approach turns me off.

#5 I´m with you. When Mike came to speak at Hillsdale, I went to a Meet and Greet/fund raiser before hand where he was attending in support for my Congressman.

Mike and I are from arch rival high schools in Indiana. Our high schools were in the same Sectional Tournament when we were in school. One or the other of our schools would knock the other out of the tournament, but then we became big fans for the one that got to go on. Those were great days and actually are from the real time of the movie Hoosiers, which had a slice of my high school´s history in it. Mike later became the radio voice for his community´s sports. I´m very proud of Mike - he will be an exceptionally good Governor.

This article sucks so badly I had to stop reading. I am stunned that IBD would allow Ms.Dana a forum.

The warning sign:

Dana Milbank.

For the poster who wondered why IBD would have Dana Milbank, at the top of the column you´ll see "On the Left". Every day they have that feature along with "On the Right".

Their emailed newsletter is one of the best around. And it has a daily Michael Ramirez cartoon.

Those of you who haven´t read the speech Pence gave at Hillsdale ought to do so. It´s brilliant. I´ve been a fan of his for a long time. He´d make a superb president. Indiana is lucky.

i am actually quite tired and bored with having conservatives (including Rush, Hannity - not sure what Beck is any more) elevating ridiculous liberal/progressive viewpoints just to make thier shows interesting.

it does legitimize certain viewpointgs that afre best ignored

Also at IBD: Andrew Malcolm, one of our favorites.

I don´t care who wrote what. Ryan is an ambitious RINO who votes the party line.

Ditto 2, 4 et al. Astonishing.

Read or listen to anything Milbank offers is a waste of time....he´s a joke, aka as liberal dip shot

Dana obviously got the Democrat talking point to divide the GOP, first stated, I believe in an article in the New Republic. It is both comical and discerning to watch these liberal hack reporters march lockstep with the administration´s agenda. That all said, Pense has a real future in the GOP and national office. Ryan, notsomuch.

Disconcerting.

Sad. Libs are so easy to spot in print. Pence is ´OK´ for giving more money to education? Yeah, right. As long as GOP does what the left wants, they´re OK. But, when the GOP starts ´clamping down´ on spending and debt, we´re Hitler??? She needs to find a war to fight in.

Washington continually spends and wastes money, currently spending 50% more than we take in. How stupid is that? (Unless it´s intentional). Much government spending is wasteful, ineffective, and often counter-productive, and yet the left cries when cuts are mentioned.

It´s a shame Dick Cheney can´t take Dana quail hunting. Pence is one of the more prominent pro growth Republicans. Ryan as chair of the Budget Committee is pretty much forced into being the chief proponent of austerity. We need both.

Dan a Miilbank is dumb and irrelevant. End of story. He´s one of the reasons the WaPo is going bankrupt. Why doesn´t the IBD know that.

#3 is right. Dana is a litmus test for Repubs; if he approves you are a faker, a RINO.

#3 is right. Dana is a litmus test for Repubs; if he approves, you are a faker, a RINO.

The reader comments at the end are excellent.

This is one of those opinion pieces where the readers´ comments are superior to the article.