Don't fear Ryan

Politico ^ | 08/09/2012 | Rich Lowry

[babble-on]

I agree with Ryan completely on entitlement reform, but he would be a bad choice politically in a national race. Lowry is just mistaken here. And I like Lowry, too.

[Perdogg]

I believe it is Ryan, maybe announced today or tomorrow.

[MestaMachine]

I would respect a Ryan pick.

[apillar]

Yep, Ryan is my first choice, (though I would love to see Chris Christie debate Joe Biden just for the comedy value...)

[Vigilanteman]

If he picks someone other than Paul Ryan, we will still hear this littany of "throwning grandma out in the cold, starving children, yada yada yada."

It makes no damn difference to the Marxist party and their enemedia cheerleaders.

Paul Ryan has a compelling life story. He grew up poor. Nobody handed him anything. He is not only good with details, he is excellent. The only rap on him is that he's a white guy.

The GOP could do one hell of a lot worse.

[kingattax]

Gov Bob McDonnell of Virginia would be a 1000 X better selection for 1000 reasons.

[afraidfortherepublic]

I love Paul Ryan, although I hate to lose him in the House.

Romney/Ryan has a nice ring to it, although I’d like Ryan/Romney even better!

[so_real]

I would be pleasantly surprised if Romney picked Ryan. It's a little less bold than a Palin-esque selection. It's a little safer for the establishment. But even so, I'm not sure Romney has it in him to pick a budget-cutter for a running mate. They're not exactly 'birds of a feather'.

[DannyTN]

I wasn't going to vote for Romney anyway.

But Ryan wouldn't help him either. I think we can balance the budget without touching entitlements. We need more and better audits and controls to weed out fraud, but no arbitrary cuts in entitlements.

The main thing we need to do to balance the budgets is create jobs. And that can be done with import tariffs, closing the border to new workers, expelling the ones that are here illegally, and completely removing regulations on small employers.

Trying to balance the budget without addressing the economy is ridiculous.

[DannyTN]

I wasn't going to vote for Romney anyway.

But Ryan wouldn't help him either. I think we can balance the budget without touching entitlements. We need more and better audits and controls to weed out fraud, but no arbitrary cuts in entitlements.

The main thing we need to do to balance the budgets is create jobs. And that can be done with import tariffs, closing the border to new workers, expelling the ones that are here illegally, and completely removing regulations on small employers.

Trying to balance the budget without addressing the economy is ridiculous.

[RightLady]

I really hope he is picked. He would help destroy the myth that the GOP has no budget plans. Dingy Harry keeps deep sixing everyone sent to him! People are unaware of this.

[DarthVader]

I would like to Ryan as Speaker of the House and Bob McDonnel as VP.

[cotton1706]

I would love to see Ryan, an articulate spokesman for conservatism, contrasted with dullards like Portman or Pawlenty.

I also think it’s high time that we start looking to the House of Representatives for leadership instead of senators, who think of themselves as ruling aristocrats. A former chairman of a House committee as head of the Senate. It will drive them nuts! And a true conservative no less. Move over McConnell, Ryan is the PRESIDENT of the senate. You’re just the majority leader.

Yes, I’m all for Ryan!

[Reddon]

I hope Romney pick Ryan, but I doubt he has the courage to pick someone like that. I think he will pick a dull mushy wuss like himself. I think Romney is going to be a disappointment to conservatives in almost everything he does. I hope I am wrong.

[sickoflibs]

RE :”Ryan would inject a jolt of energy into the campaign and reorient the debate around policy. “

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Ryan has shown himself to be nothing special and he didn't go far in selling his ‘plan’ (it wasn't a real bill as he pointed out many times on the defensive) when he got House Republicans to vote for it. He started saying ‘its only a idea to start the conversation, not a real bill’ to defend himself

Ryan did join Pelosi, Boehner, McConnell, Obama in voting for the debt limit deficit reduction bill, the one that the same Republicans are now calling the doomsday budget cuts and and trying to repeal. This was a real accomplishment passed into law that they braggged about and now they disown it claiming it's all Obama's.

I personally think the whole thing was a non-serious scam to hold off primary challenges.

Ryan is not especially charismatic either.

[Seaplaner]

I've been in Ryan's corner from the get-go.

The WSJ has an excellent and insightful lead editorial on why Ryan, btw.

This looks pretty good, doesn't it?...

ROMNEY/RYAN!

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[MinuteGal]

For lo, these many months, I've been touting Ryan on this forum as the best candidate for Veep....and I've been posting a multitude of extremely positive reasons for his selection that I won't re-enumerate here.

Needless to say, if Romney is as politically-astute and intelligent as I, he will choose Ryan, LOL......and I think he will!

Leni

[Theoria]

I've never been impressed with Ryan.

-Supported TARP
-Auto Bailouts
-Medicare Plan D
-Every Bush budget, no cuts
-No Child Left Behind
-And, his 'plan' increases the budget and his 'cuts' aren't deep enough

[MestaMachine]

I said I could respect a Ryan pick...not the same as choosing Ryan myself.