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Paul Ryan Is the Odds-On Favorite to Win the Republican Nomination in 2016
Mother Jones ^ | February 5, 2014 | Kevin Drum

Posted on 02/06/2014 6:42:40 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Anyone that doesn't soundly crush Joe Biden in a debate should hang their empty heads in shame and think (if at all possible) about getting out of public office as soon as feasible. If they then “broker a bipartisan deal” which really made it look like they were partisan for the Democrats, they should kicked out of office by their constituents. Failing that they should never, ever, be considered as presidential material. Unless they switch sides and run as the Democrat they really are.
21 posted on 02/06/2014 6:56:29 PM PST by Durus (You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality. Ayn Rand)
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To: Right Wing Assault

Has he turned 100 yet?


22 posted on 02/06/2014 6:56:34 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (Jealousy is when you count someone else's blessings instead of your own.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Abraham Lincoln?


23 posted on 02/06/2014 6:56:53 PM PST by Flag_This (Liberalism: Kills countries dead.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

BANG the DRUM SLOWLY
He's STUPID!
24 posted on 02/06/2014 6:57:30 PM PST by onyx (Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
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To: Flag_This

I believe you are correct. Everyone else that somewhat fits that bill was also a general officer or held some other major office, IIRC.


25 posted on 02/06/2014 6:58:14 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (Jealousy is when you count someone else's blessings instead of your own.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Paul “cut military pensions” Ryan?

Another Rudy McRomney.


26 posted on 02/06/2014 6:58:25 PM PST by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

He doesn’t want the job. He wants to be head of the House Ways and Means committee, which is almost as powerful as a president anyway. And he can stay there for the rest of his life. We criticise him a lot here, but if he were chairman during a republican majority congress, in both the house and senate, I think he would do a good job steering the ship in the right direction and would be an asset there.


27 posted on 02/06/2014 6:59:00 PM PST by Vince Ferrer
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To: MrEdd

Without the executive experience.


28 posted on 02/06/2014 6:59:03 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (Jealousy is when you count someone else's blessings instead of your own.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Watch the SNL depiction of the Veep debate to see what how the media would Palin-ize him.

Congressman Ryan from Janesville, WI. my home state, would be a very bad choice.
I’ve voted for my last RINO.


29 posted on 02/06/2014 7:03:27 PM PST by Mountain Mary ("Where Liberty Dwells, There Is My Country". Ben Franklin)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Watch the SNL depiction of the Veep debate to see what how the media would Palin-ize him.

Congressman Ryan from Janesville, WI. my home state, would be a very bad choice.
I’ve voted for my last RINO.


30 posted on 02/06/2014 7:03:45 PM PST by Mountain Mary ("Where Liberty Dwells, There Is My Country". Ben Franklin)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; Hunton Peck; Diana in Wisconsin; P from Sheb; Shady; DonkeyBonker; Wisconsinlady; ..

Mother Jones suggests Paul Ryan will be 2016 nominee.

FReep Mail me if you want on, or off, this Wisconsin interest ping list.


31 posted on 02/06/2014 7:07:24 PM PST by afraidfortherepublic
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

We can always expect the Republican party to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. :(


32 posted on 02/06/2014 7:08:13 PM PST by AlexW
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Ryan will be lucky if he survives his primary. He will not be the nominee.


33 posted on 02/06/2014 7:09:36 PM PST by tennmountainman (Just Say No To Obamacare)
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To: uncitizen

And the day before it was Jeb.


34 posted on 02/06/2014 7:10:47 PM PST by tennmountainman (Just Say No To Obamacare)
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To: tennmountainman

Bwahahahaha!


35 posted on 02/06/2014 7:11:14 PM PST by uncitizen (Impeach the Communist Already!)
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Paul Ryan Is the Odds-On Favorite to Win the Republican Nomination in 2016

This guy's on crack. Paul Ryan is the guy forever known as the congressman who stabbed veterans in the back.

He's pro-amnesty, anti-veteran, and pro-waffling.

If there's a wind blowing, he's with it.

36 posted on 02/06/2014 7:12:27 PM PST by xzins ( Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who truly support our troops pray for victory!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Remind me of the last time a current or former congressman, with no other office held, was elected president.

Well, there was one one-term former congressman, who also had a failed senate bid under his belt, who went on to free the slaves and convert the United States from a plural into a singular proper noun and landed on the five-dollar bill as a result. Proof, by the way, that not all Illinois lawyers are created equal.

37 posted on 02/06/2014 7:12:58 PM PST by cynwoody
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I posted a pic of the twit author. His name is Drum...lol.
38 posted on 02/06/2014 7:15:21 PM PST by onyx (Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
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To: tennmountainman

How does Ryan’s home district vote? Isn’t it a district that leans Democrat?

I like Ryan, by the way. I think he’s a policy wonk, which we need, and that he sincerely wants to cut government back in size. I also tend to trust him when it comes to dealing with the immigration issue, but then I’m not one who thinks that a practical solution is to deport everyone here illegally.

Certainly going from an Obama administration to a Ryan administration would be a huge improvement. I’ve got my doubts whether he can pull it off, however. That’s why I was curious about the make-up of his district. Does he have a record of drawing Democrat/Independent voters to his side?


39 posted on 02/06/2014 7:20:17 PM PST by Norseman (Defund the Left-Completely!)
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To: onyx

Palin/Nugent 16!!!!!!!!!! A combination I would not have to worry about.


40 posted on 02/06/2014 7:20:49 PM PST by Michigan Bowhunter (Patriots needed!)
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