A few days ago, U.S. Representative Joe Pitts’ newsletter arrived via email. It contained a link (click on the image) to “The Path to Prosperity.”

In the newsletter Representative Pitts stated:

“This morning, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (D-WI) unveiled the budget for fiscal year 2013. There will be a lot said about this budget in the coming days, and I wanted to make sure that you had a chance to read about it before the spin starts.

“This budget puts us back on the path to paying down our debt. It reduces spending by $5 trillion over President Obama’s budget. This budget calls for tax reform that simplifies rates and eliminates loopholes. Importantly, it contains a bipartisan plan to preserve Medicare. Chairman Ryan includes a plan he has authored with Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) that makes no changes for those on Medicare or near retirement. This plan includes an option for younger workers to either stay in traditional Medicare or move to a new premium support plan.

“In the coming days, you may hear some say that Republicans want to “destroy Medicare.” Nothing could be further from the truth. According to the Medicare Trustees, the program will go bankrupt by 2024. Doing nothing is a certain way to destroy Medicare. Please visit the House Budget Committee website to read the facts about our plan.”

We have just read Representative Paul Ryan’s “Path to Prosperity.” Our feeling is that it is filled with “glittering generalities” while protective of the onerous practices no real changes in the ways of doing business in Washington; of lobbyist control of elected “public servants”; pork-barrel politics of Washington and unclear political, foreign policy and military objectives.

The “Path” – we feel – is partisan and political.

The “Path” – we feel – offers rhetoric, but nothing new.

The “Path” – we feel – is general in scope; we looked for more specifics.