A few days ago, SaraBeth sent me a message, telling me to check out Cali Scribe's pointed diary What I Have in Common with Paul Ryan, saying Cali's story would make a great ad.
I couldn't agree more. Because it's my story, too.
Like Cali, and Rep. Ryan, I lost my dad at a very young age, and his Social Security survivors' benefits helped our family maintain a secure, middle-class lifestyle with the loss of his income. Unlike Rep. Ryan, we did not have family money to fall back on, so those benefits were really necessary, not just lagniappe.
Still, whether his family "needed" those benefits or not, they were there for them, and Ryan was glad of them. Why he would work to take them from others is a mystery to me.
I know this isn't the best ad I've put together. It's not slick or biting or funny. But it's my family's story, and that of millions more. I hope it can help people understand just what's at stake in this election.
Direct link to video is here.