Report: Paul Ryan mulling White House bid

Daily Caller ^ | 08/16/2011 | Alex Pappas

[83Vet4Life]

Ryan would throw us socons under the bus, I’d rather have Michelle Bachmann. Rick Perry is a distant second as he seems more conservative than Sarah.

[willk]

“I’m starting to wonder if Palin has been waiting on Ryan to decide, and maybe vice versa who knows. That would make a powerful ticket.”

My thoughts exactly.

[AuH2ORepublican]

“Well he can do what seems to be the new trend now...Keep his seat, run and when he wins, give the seat up!”

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He’s in the House, so his seat is up in November 2012. I don’t think that Minnesota has an “LBJ Law” that allows candidates to run for more than one office simultaneously.

[Friendofgeorge]

Sarah will wipe the floor with anybody they put up. Perhaps the more folks the better.

[AuH2ORepublican]

“Ryan would throw us socons under the bus”

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You should read up some more on Paul Ryan—he is a solid, across-the-board conservative, and is 100% pro-life and pro-gun.

[Friendofgeorge]

Palin/Ryan 2012 would be fine with me, in that order ONLY!

[ScottinVA]

My first thought: There is no one I’d rather see in a presidential debate with President Obama than Paul Ryan.

THAT would be obama's worst nightmare. Ryan took him apart during that staged Obamacare "summit." obama would descend into full-blown wee-wee mode.

[harpu]

Run Ryan, RUN!!

Ryan is the only one besides Palin that I can REALLY excited about. However, whomever runs in the end gets my vote over OBozo.

Palin/Ryan, or Ryan/Palin has a nice ring to it.

[ScottinVA]

Sarah will wipe the floor with anybody they put up. Perhaps the more folks the better.

So long as she can avoid getting into a debate that involves specific details. That's not her forte.

[Friendofgeorge]

Says who? You?? LOFL

There is no evidence of that, Sarah can/will take all questions when she gets in!

[ScottinVA]

There is no evidence of that, Sarah can/will take all questions when she gets in!

I hope so.. and we'll see. Up until now, when interviewed, she stays primarily with broad themes. Maybe that will change.

[supremedoctrine]

NO PAUL, don’t run!
In the eyes of many, Ryan has gone from near-Hero to near-Zero in the last month, by standing behind the Boehner Bill, yet always sure to say that he thought “cut Cap and Balance” was a better solution.
They’re apparently going to have to try to promote him as a candidate by playing on some cryptic insider/outsider omniscience that only he possesses, having seen the budget
“from both sides now”.

[McGruff]

Shoot for the VP slot Paul. Your not top of the ticket material.

[Frank Sheed]

Ryan is a Catholic, has a 100% voting record with the National Right to Life Committee and is a strong advocate of DOMA. He is not going to throw social conservatives under any bus.

[MNJohnnie]

Sure why not. At the rate we are going pretty soon every GOP voter will have their very own personal GOP presidential candidate.

[vprin23512]

im in for ryan!!!!

[vprin23512]

im in for ryan!!!!

[upsdriver]

Paul Ryan should stay in the House and accomplish something first. On what basis do we know he has what it takes to run an administration? I’ll stick with Sarah Palin.

[Vigilanteman]

I'd have to agree with you. Paul Ryan is at least equal to my favorites on the issues (Palin, Bachmann & Cain) and way more electable.

I can't get really excited about either of the top tier candidates of the RINO wing, Romney and Perry, though either might do reasonably well in a cabinet job which had nothing to do with socialized medicine and open borders, respectively.

Best of all, while I can't see the RINO/Country Club wing of the party getting overly excited about a Paul Ryan candidacy, I can't see them pulling out the long knives for him either. His position on social conservatism are solid, but not so outspoken as to attract the ire of Country Club set. His position on economic issues are sensible as well as salable.

He has a compelling life story and experience to boot! This is a rare combination which appeals to about 40% of the electorate which votes with their brains, and another 40% which votes with their feelings.