The question is whether incrementals have bearing.
Does an incremental effect of "energizing the base" have an effect. I believe it does. Does the incremental effect of Willie Horton have an effect, I believe it does.
So, folks seek wee bits, Ryan speaking towards an inevitablity of radical change ... it could sell.
The Big Dog saying, really, we don't need to get crazy, our tax code walked away from sensibility and we probably need to make some adjustments.
but we don't need to hand SSN and Medicare to investment bankers as out only solution (which is the Ryan solution no?)