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The case for Romney in two words: Paul Ryan
Telegraph - UK ^
| August 30, 2012
| Daniel Hannan
Posted on 08/30/2012 11:57:01 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
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posted on
08/30/2012 12:00:19 PM PDT
by
crosshairs
(America: Once the land of the free. Still the home of the brave.)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
If, “The case for Romney in two words: Paul Ryan” is accurate, then the executive decision made when picking Paul Ryan trumps it.
Despite my differences with Romey, he could have done a hell of a lot worse than Ryan. Kudos for the pick.
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posted on
08/30/2012 12:00:41 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(Americans want what Americans always wanted: Better lives for families; little government authority.)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
4 years ago the case for McCain also came down to two words: Sarah Palin.
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posted on
08/30/2012 12:01:27 PM PDT
by
DTogo
(High time to bring back the Sons of Liberty !!)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
The other two words that make the case for Romney.
“Barack Obama”
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posted on
08/30/2012 12:02:23 PM PDT
by
agere_contra
(Vote ABO. Don't choose the Greater Evil and then boast about how principled you are)
To: DoughtyOne
“Despite my differences with Romey, he could have done a hell of a lot worse than Ryan. Kudos for the pick.”
Well, since Romney wasn’t in the most socialist state in the union trying to govern and had some latitude, I think he did just what I expected him to...follow his mandate. That’s who he is.
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posted on
08/30/2012 12:06:40 PM PDT
by
jessduntno
("Racism is not dead...it is on life support - kept alive by politicians..." - Thomas Sowell)
To: DoughtyOne
There were some freepers here who wanted him to pick a liberal female governor of a blue state for his running mate.
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posted on
08/30/2012 12:07:39 PM PDT
by
Perdogg
(Mutts for Mitt all agree - Better in the crate than on the plate)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
Here we are again, voting for the VP instead of the P.
I hope the republican establishment is prepared to go to the mat for Ryan - NO MATTER WHAT - because the left cannot allow him to survive as the party standard barer.
It'll be a chance to redeem themselves for the cowardice they've demonstrated time after time in the past.
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posted on
08/30/2012 12:08:45 PM PDT
by
skeeter
To: DTogo
4 years ago the case for McCain also came down to two words: Sarah Palin. I forget ... how'd that turn out?
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posted on
08/30/2012 12:08:49 PM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(I'm not voting for Romney. The Grand Old Whig Party doesn't own my vote and failed to earn it.)
To: DTogo
Except McCain was a career politician with no business or political sense. Romney’s choice of Ryan shows that he can make shrewd decisions.
CEOs need to choose who is right for the job, regardless. Politicians don’t care who is best, but who is the most connected or advantageous to their future. Romney chose perfectly.
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posted on
08/30/2012 12:08:49 PM PDT
by
datura
(Democrat = Socialist, Progressive Democrat = Communist)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
The case for third party in two words: “Obama, Romney”
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posted on
08/30/2012 12:10:07 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: Cincinatus' Wife
I had to do a double take last night. It was actually a Republican pol with a spine live on my TV.
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posted on
08/30/2012 12:13:25 PM PDT
by
throwback
(The object of opening the mind, is as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid.)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
Yep! That's the only way we are ever going to get a conservative president. The conservative primary vote (short of a miracle) will always split giving us a mooshy middle of the road type for a candidate. It happend last time with McCain and this time with Romney. It will likely happen next time too if Obama wins again and there is still a U.S.A. to be president of. But if Romney wins then Ryan is the likely candidate in 2016 or 2020.
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posted on
08/30/2012 12:15:41 PM PDT
by
OSHA
(One despises and wants to destroy the United States, the other is a dead terrorist.)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
The case against Romney in two words: MITT ROMNEY
To: DannyTN
Please go ahead. Just don’t tell us why.
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posted on
08/30/2012 12:19:45 PM PDT
by
DWC
(historian)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
For all the “wind-driven-snow” conservative Freepers our there who are still having trouble accepting R&R (Romney/Ryan), you may want to take notice of Hannan’s last sentence...
“Mitt Romney isn’t running against Ronald Reagan, for Heaven’s sake; he’s running against Barack Obama. How difficult a decision is that?”
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posted on
08/30/2012 12:19:57 PM PDT
by
aquila48
To: agere_contra
Or as Hannan put it....
“Mitt Romney isn’t running against Ronald Reagan, for Heaven’s sake; he’s running against Barack Obama. How difficult a decision is that?”
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posted on
08/30/2012 12:21:28 PM PDT
by
aquila48
To: DTogo
Correct. As you may recall, Sarah Palin gave a barnburner of a speech at the RNC and the ticket actually led for a few days. Then McCain's advisers muzzled her and the rest is history.
Let's hope Mitt's advisers have the sense not to do the same with Paul Ryan.
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posted on
08/30/2012 12:23:49 PM PDT
by
Vigilanteman
(Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
” Mitt Romney isn’t running against Ronald Reagan, for Heaven’s sake; he’s running against Barack Obama. How difficult a decision is that? “
Hard for some to understand.
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posted on
08/30/2012 12:26:22 PM PDT
by
stephenjohnbanker
(God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
Funny. The case for McCain was in two words, and the second one rhymed with sailin’.
What does it take to get a decent candidate on the top of the ticket these days?
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posted on
08/30/2012 12:31:13 PM PDT
by
cuban leaf
(Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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