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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: Viennacon

You forgot the libs floated Jeb Bush also, pox on all of them, they’re socialist garbage.


81 posted on 02/06/2014 10:04:50 PM PST by dalereed
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Talk about being stuck in a Washington bubble! America is so ready to kick out these RINO’s, they will crawl across broken glass to vote all RINO’s out including Ryan!

Where in the hell does someone come up with bull crap like this in the first place?

Has this author have any idea what is going on in the United States of America all across this Nation? I believe middle America would string up Ryan if given the chance! Sure as hell would not elect him to office again and certainly not the President of the US!

Sheeesh, are these people that stupid?

82 posted on 02/06/2014 10:07:14 PM PST by PotatoChop (Respect is earned, not demanded by this out of control socialist government!)
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To: dalereed

seems like there is a new favorite RINO by the day


83 posted on 02/06/2014 10:07:26 PM PST by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: GeronL
Just like an Italian cooking spaghetti, throw it against the wall when it sticks it's done.
84 posted on 02/06/2014 10:16:13 PM PST by dalereed
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Another fellow traveler as GOP candidate...Why not...


85 posted on 02/06/2014 10:33:18 PM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is another agitator for republicanism like Sam Adams when we need him?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Ryan got rolled by Patty Murray, dumbest ‘Rat in the Senate.


86 posted on 02/06/2014 11:56:16 PM PST by alpo (What would Selco do?)
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To: SAJ

Garfield might have been a very good President had he lived.


87 posted on 02/07/2014 12:43:47 AM PST by Lisbon1940
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Doesn’t take FRs long to turn on folks. I personally don’t know anyone who is perfect in every way so I’ll ask... who is the candidate that fits that calling?

I hated Romney myself but he would have been far better than the azzhole in the WH now.


88 posted on 02/07/2014 2:18:06 AM PST by maddog55
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

So wish the communists.


89 posted on 02/07/2014 3:26:05 AM PST by LibLieSlayer (FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS! BETTER DEAD THAN RED!)
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To: maddog55

Don’t bother asking. I’ve posted at least three posts in this thread trying to get a decent discussion going on Ryan and all I’ve gotten so far is rebuttals like Mr. Amnesty, screwed the veterans, schooled by Patty Murray, RINO, RINO, RINO.

I even re-read the information on the military pension “cuts” if you could call them that. Following legitimate criticism they decided to not apply those cuts to disabled vets or to the families of those killed in action. The only cut is to the inflation factor from age of retirement to age 65, when most retired military takes a second job, unless disabled. At 65, all of the “cuts” are restored and the pension goes up to what it would have been without the 1% COLA reduction.

Finally, Simpson-Bowles recommended doing away with the entire COLA for retirees altogether, and Ryan was able to secure needed military funding that was being severely impaired by the sequester, which fell most heavily on the military. No one wants to consider any of that though....he’s just a RINO from now on and that’s it.

Anyway, I thought it was an interesting article if for no other reason than that we really don’t have an obvious front-runner yet. No one is even close, especially after Christie’s missteps have disarmed the GOP establishment. He’s toxic now and there’s little he’ll be able to do about it.

Somebody mentioned Dr. Carson, whom I would like to see take a run at it, but supposedly he made an unfortunate comment about semi-autos that I suspect that will disqualify him in certain quarters without further discussion. He’s no doubt just another “gun-grabber.”


90 posted on 02/07/2014 7:24:09 AM PST by Norseman (Defund the Left-Completely!)
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