Another masterful statement on health care:
This man deserves more responsibility and influence. Along with Gov. Pawlenty, he could help bring back the Upper Midwest for the GOP and provide the optimistic, positive and inclusive message the party needs.
October 27th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
“We can fix what’s broken in health care, without breaking what works in health care.”
Great line. BTW, if you’ve ever seen Ryan in an interview, he is a walking encyclopedia of statistics.
October 27th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
He supported the TARP bailout.
NO THANK YOU.
October 27th, 2009 at 8:32 pm
And he support McCain-Palin…and voted for the bogus Iraq war.
Maybe if all the other candidates suck, but he sucks too.
October 27th, 2009 at 8:32 pm
I read that Paul Ryan wants to be a policy wonk, not a national leader. Tommy Thompson for Senate.
When Republicans take back the House in 2010 Ryan become chairman of the Finance Committee.
Let him rise in the House leadership instead of becoming a freshman Senator. I wouldn’t be
suprised if he become’s House Majority Leader in the near future.
October 27th, 2009 at 8:36 pm
Adding to that, it would be a good idea if he gave the Republican response to Obama’s next SOTU.
October 27th, 2009 at 8:41 pm
I do like his interesting propensity for a classic Italian hand gesture when he talks – he’s got a very interactive speaking style overall. I like it.
October 27th, 2009 at 8:41 pm
He’s a career\professional politician.
He wants to climb the chains, and he fell right into line for TARP. Whatever the party tells him to do while appearing to be anti-government despite being a party unity guy,
He wants to become rich lobbyist like Dick Armey.
October 27th, 2009 at 8:43 pm
Any politician who voted for TARP deserves a primary challenge and\or a third party challenge not a promotion.
October 27th, 2009 at 8:43 pm
Molly,
“He wants to climb the chains”
“He wants to become rich lobbyist”
You’re not sleeping with Paul Ryan, are you?
October 27th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
We had another thread on this topic not long ago and I opined that Paul should be drafted, if necessary, to run for the Senate seat. I believe he could win, and I posit that the timing is right.
“There is a tide in the affairs of men, which, if taken at the flood, leads on to fame and fortune.” What we have is a rising tide for Republicans in general, and in Ryan’s case, the flood comes next year. If Ryan wins the senate seat next year, he could hold it for 30 years, or until he receives a higher calling.
October 27th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
Ryan understands that one can be conservative and still not want banks to fail
October 27th, 2009 at 9:47 pm
#9.MWS:
LOL!
It often amuses me when people make categorical statements on the inner workings of the minds of others, people they have never meet in their entire lives, let alone had long, deep, heart-to-heart conversations with. Detractors seem particularly prone to this. They can’t stand the guy, but they claim to know exactly what the man is thinking, and how his mind works.
Supporters are certainly not immune to it, but the worst offenders are nearly always the detractors.
Palin seems to attract a lot of such people of both detractor and supporter variety. Mitt gets his fair share of detractors speaking for him. They all assert without allowing even a possibility of contradiction to know exactly what Romney is thinking at any time, his reasons for doing what he did, and absolutely positive for certain what he will do in the future. And then there is Huckabee…
October 27th, 2009 at 10:14 pm
I don’t like Mitt or Huckabee. I want one of the Pauls to make another run or Gary Johnson. The rest of them can eat dirt.
October 27th, 2009 at 11:39 pm
Molly,
Translation: You’re not a Republican, and won’t be becoming one anytime soon.
BTW, neither Paul or Johnson is qualified for the presidency, much less electable.
October 27th, 2009 at 11:54 pm
Huckabee-Ryan???
October 28th, 2009 at 12:09 am
I’d say Johnson is most likely quite qualified. He was an outstanding governor by all records. Ron Paul, though, I wonder about.
October 28th, 2009 at 1:24 am
marK,
I try to avoid that myself, but admit to occasionally speculating on the inner motives of one Gov. Mittens……….
October 28th, 2009 at 3:04 am
MWS,
‘Tain’t nothing wrong with speculation. I engage in it myself. It is the statements of absolute certainty that I find amusing.
October 28th, 2009 at 6:47 am
“He supported the TARP bailout.”
Molly, first of all, this was his only mistake and he was not a TARP cheer-leader. Further, let’s just say that Mr. Ryan is no Queen Dede. I am all for driving real Socialists out of the party, but I have no trouble welcoming people who are Right of Center.
October 28th, 2009 at 8:13 am
What does Paul Ryan do to make money besides work the chains of the GOP hierarchy?
We need to GET RID of professional politicians especially ones who vote for TARP.
October 28th, 2009 at 8:15 am
At least Gary Johnson did not need money when he ran for Governor. He could have cared less if he lost.
Same thing with Ron Paul.
He’s in it to destroy the government.
October 28th, 2009 at 9:04 am
Molly,
“He’s in it to destroy the government.”
I don’t presume to know as much about the private thoughts of strangers as you do, but I don’t if asked, Gary Johnson would claim that his ultimate goal is the dissolution of government and anarchy.
Honestly, when you come on non-radical sites like this one, and claim that your candidate is good because he wants anarchy, you aren’t doing him any favors.
October 28th, 2009 at 10:17 am
LOL@Molly, i’m pretty sure Ron Paul never set out to “destroy” the government but rather make it drastically smaller. I have no problem with this and applaud him for being a voice of limited government.
October 28th, 2009 at 10:46 am
I agree with MPC on the vote Ryan took on the banks. It prevented a total collapse of our banking system and a large portion of the money has already been paid back. As for Ryans conservative bona
fides he is one of the most conservative members of the house with a near 100% rating from all the conservative groups.
I expect to see him in the top tier of candidates for the 2012 nomination. He is the type of standard bearer the Republican party needs.
October 28th, 2009 at 10:51 am
TJ,
“I expect to see him in the top tier of candidates for the
20122016 or 2020 nomination.”He’ll be too young in 2012 and (probably) still a House member.
October 28th, 2009 at 11:01 am
He’ll be 42 in 2012. Kennedy was 43 in 1960. He’s old enough and he will be running in 2012.
October 31st, 2009 at 9:11 am
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