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Romney Prepares to Pick Ryan
Weekly Standard ^ | August 11, 2012 | STEPHEN F. HAYES and WILLIAM KRISTOL

Posted on 08/11/2012 3:11:54 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife

.......[Paul] Ryan has spent much of the past year describing the election in similar terms—not simply as a referendum on Barack Obama’s presidency, but a choice between two competing, and very different, American futures. And Ryan has said he thought Mitt Romney shared that view. Here's how Ryan put it in an interview with THE WEEKLY STANDARD on May 3:

“It’s very clear from his [Romney's] last three or four speeches – and he’s very involved in writing these, setting this message – that he wants to bring this to a choice. Not just a referendum on Obama’s bad stewardship but on the American idea itself and a choice of two futures. It seems clear to me – because he’s embraced the kind of economic reforms we need to get the American idea back on track and prevent a debt crisis – that he is willing to bring this thing to the clear, clean choice it needs to be to give to the country. And that he’s ready to do that. And that for all the risk-aversion stories that have been written about him he seems to me that he’s gotten himself in the mindset of understanding the moment we are facing and the need to bring this real clear conversation to the country about the choice they have to make. And that these founding principles are really important. And so I really feel like – this is probably not the election he thought he was going to run, say two years ago when he first decided to run, but I think he’s become extremely comfortable and accepting of what it is and what it needs to be. Everything he says and does gives me a sense of that."..................

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Editorial; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: conservatism; paulryan; romneyryan2012; teaparty
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To: Bender2
"Oh Crap! ...This Is A Big F'ing Deal!"

"And I'll Have To Bebate This Man?"

21 posted on 08/11/2012 6:09:38 AM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: txrangerette
....We know what the LSM will do with Ryan. Ryan knows what they will do. Romney has to know it.....

And so the bright line in the sand (that had historic GOP gains in 2010) will be the 2012 presidential campaign battleground.

22 posted on 08/11/2012 6:17:07 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Bender2

do have your O.K. to use the content your entire post in a blast Email from my contact list???

it’s VERY good

either way

GREAT WORK


23 posted on 08/11/2012 6:19:34 AM PDT by Wuli
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To: Bender2

I pretty much never watch network news shows.
This morning our local NBC station went to a 3 minute cut-in from Washington DC with some NBC national guy.

I was ready to puke after 3 minutes.
It was basically a diatribe against Ryan that sounded like it was written by Axlegrease or Plouffy.


24 posted on 08/11/2012 6:20:35 AM PDT by nascarnation
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To: RummyChick

that’s O.K. Catholic Ryan will still make mincemeat of “Catholic” Biden


25 posted on 08/11/2012 6:21:29 AM PDT by Wuli
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To: TexasCajun

Actually it will be Ryan vs Biden & Journ0list.


26 posted on 08/11/2012 6:21:55 AM PDT by nascarnation
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To: rabidralph

“I wonder what Dick Cheney thinks of Ryan’s experience?”

who cares what he thinks about it???


27 posted on 08/11/2012 6:23:33 AM PDT by Wuli
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To: TexasCajun
Let not your heart be troubled Joseph...



I am sending a shout-out to all my media peeps to frame the questions to your advantage. If my disciples hear my voice, the debate questions shall reach you by next week.
28 posted on 08/11/2012 6:30:15 AM PDT by rollo tomasi (Working hard to pay for deadbeats and corrupt politicians)
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To: Wuli
Re: do have your O.K. to use the content your entire post in a blast Email from my contact list???

Post away, Wuli... I'll get out a Pay Pal invoice to you shortly--

But if you send cash... I can give you a two six-pack discount.

29 posted on 08/11/2012 6:36:22 AM PDT by Bender2 ("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
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To: nascarnation
Re: This morning our local NBC station went to a 3 minute cut-in from Washington DC with some NBC national guy.

Alcho-- eh-- Achol-- Hummmm-- Alcohol abuse... and amphetamines are suspected factors--

30 posted on 08/11/2012 6:45:41 AM PDT by Bender2 ("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
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To: Bender2
Good stuff.

You accurately peg the lying left.


31 posted on 08/11/2012 7:40:16 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Bender2

great, I can skip the beer run to my local discount beer-wine-liquor outfit that was planned for today - yahoooo!!

use the Wuli Bank routing number 000-000-999-000 for the invoice

it’s a totally virtual bank, so your identity will be really secure, as secure as these comments


32 posted on 08/11/2012 9:21:12 AM PDT by Wuli
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