He is smarter than the current occupant of the White House. He understands that the person in that position needs experience. It seems hard to believe that the country would be willing to take a chance with a Congressman after the failure that now abides on Pennsylvania Avenue. It seems that the odds will be with a governor being the only serious contender for the White House in 2012. With the polling of Congress being so low at the moment, it is difficult to believe that anyone who is a member of that group could ever be elected to the Presidency. It seems to me that we would elect a CEO or a CFO before we would elect a congressman in the next Presidential election.
I think Paul Ryan is an admirable man...and I have had the opportunity to watch him for a long time. He has always been respectful and he is very impressive.
Policy smarts does not always equate with political/executive smarts—but no doubt, people like him NEED to move up the ranks in D.C.
I wonder who he’d endorse for President. (if he does at all during the primaries.) I will be very surprised if he has a high opinion of Mitt Romneycare.
Right and being a policy wonk and good legislator does not necessarily translate into executive abilities and political acumen. I wonder what kind of a campaign he’d run.
Regardless, we need more people like him filling up the ranks in Congress.