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Paul Ryan says he won’t run for president
politico ^ | 1-12-2015 | KATIE GLUECK

Posted on 01/12/2015 1:43:51 PM PST by Citizen Zed

Rep. Paul Ryan, a Republican from Wisconsin and 2012 vice presidential nominee, will not run for president in 2016, he announced Monday.

Ryan, the new chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, ruled out a presidential bid in a statement after first announcing his decision to NBC News.

“After giving it a lot of thought, I’ve decided not to run for president,” he said in the statement. “Our work at the House Ways and Means Committee over the next few years will be crucial to moving America forward, and my job as chairman deserves undivided attention. "

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One of the only Republicans who understands math.
1 posted on 01/12/2015 1:43:51 PM PST by Citizen Zed
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To: Citizen Zed

Doesn’t matter to me who runs on the R side...none of them are getting my vote.


2 posted on 01/12/2015 1:47:37 PM PST by dware (The GOP is dead. Long live Conservatism.)
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To: Citizen Zed

Talking about balancing a budget in ten years is really saying the budget won’t be balanced.

Its political trickery like promising math and reading proficiency 100 percent in ten years by 2014 like George W and Ted Kennedy did with No Child Left Behind.


3 posted on 01/12/2015 1:49:31 PM PST by Nextrush (OBAMACARE IS A BAILOUT FOR THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY)
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To: Citizen Zed

For the record, I also will not be running for president in 2016.


4 posted on 01/12/2015 1:53:31 PM PST by WayneS (Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
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To: Citizen Zed

Romney said he wasn’t running either.
Ryan will probably keep his word.


5 posted on 01/12/2015 1:58:04 PM PST by Washi
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To: Lazamataz

Laz?

Have you dropped out of the race yet?


6 posted on 01/12/2015 2:02:00 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Shickl-Gruber's Big Lie gave us Hussein's Un-Affordable Care act (HUAC).)
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To: AuH2ORepublican; Impy

THis is an indication that Walker is a definite. Ryan cannot run without the support of Wisconsin GOP ... and they are going with Walker.

Having Walker in the race would be an obstacle for Ryan too large to overcome.


7 posted on 01/12/2015 2:02:30 PM PST by campaignPete R-CT (-They will believe in hell when they get there. St. Pio)
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To: Citizen Zed
"One of the only Republicans who understands math."

Yeah, but he don't understand strategy. He misses the forest for the trees.

He tries to balance the budget without fixing the underlying economic problems. Fix the economic problems and put people back to work, and balancing the budget will be much much easier.

8 posted on 01/12/2015 2:03:29 PM PST by DannyTN
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To: Citizen Zed
"One of the only Republicans who understands math."

Yeah, but he don't understand strategy. He misses the forest for the trees.

He tries to balance the budget without fixing the underlying economic problems. Fix the economic problems and put people back to work, and balancing the budget will be much much easier.

9 posted on 01/12/2015 2:03:29 PM PST by DannyTN
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To: Nextrush
Talking about balancing a budget in ten years is really saying the budget won’t be balanced.

Bump. When I here a politician say "10 year plan", I know it is all smoke and mirrors. The goodies (for the politicians) are front loaded and the pain (cuts, reform, etc.) are on the back end. Two years after such a plan, they quietly nix it and head to the nearest cocktail party.

10 posted on 01/12/2015 2:06:02 PM PST by VRW Conspirator (American Jobs for American Workers)
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To: Citizen Zed

He’s a Rino.


11 posted on 01/12/2015 2:07:24 PM PST by blondee123 (THE PEOPLE OF AMERICA HAVE SPOKEN. NOVEMBER 4, 2014!)
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To: Citizen Zed

I did really enjoy how Paul Ryan trolled Chris Christie yesterday on twitter re the Packers v Cowboys. That was a fabulous use of a Packer win.

Go Seahawks!!


12 posted on 01/12/2015 2:30:40 PM PST by conservaKate
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To: Citizen Zed

Nobody wants the little weasel anyway.


13 posted on 01/12/2015 2:32:16 PM PST by uncitizen (2015 Here we come!)
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To: Citizen Zed

Smart. He would have got clobbered.


14 posted on 01/12/2015 3:12:53 PM PST by ought-six ( Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: Citizen Zed

Good decision . . . and helpful.


15 posted on 01/12/2015 4:49:18 PM PST by conservatism_IS_compassion ("Liberalism” is a conspiracy against the public by wire-service journalism.)
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To: VRW Conspirator

Heck, Joe Stalin had the “Five Year Plans” and what jokes
they were to the slaves of his empire....


16 posted on 01/12/2015 7:01:50 PM PST by Nextrush (OBAMACARE IS A BAILOUT FOR THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY)
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