Paul Ryan Is the Odds-On Favorite to Win the Republican Nomination in 2016

Mother Jones ^ | February 5, 2014 | Kevin Drum

[Durus]

Anyone that doesn't soundly crush Joe Biden in a debate should hang their empty heads in shame and think (if at all possible) about getting out of public office as soon as feasible. If they then “broker a bipartisan deal” which really made it look like they were partisan for the Democrats, they should kicked out of office by their constituents. Failing that they should never, ever, be considered as presidential material. Unless they switch sides and run as the Democrat they really are.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Has he turned 100 yet?

[Flag_This]

Abraham Lincoln?

[onyx]

BANG the DRUM SLOWLY
He's STUPID!

[2ndDivisionVet]

I believe you are correct. Everyone else that somewhat fits that bill was also a general officer or held some other major office, IIRC.

[MrEdd]

Paul “cut military pensions” Ryan?

Another Rudy McRomney.

[Vince Ferrer]

He doesn’t want the job. He wants to be head of the House Ways and Means committee, which is almost as powerful as a president anyway. And he can stay there for the rest of his life. We criticise him a lot here, but if he were chairman during a republican majority congress, in both the house and senate, I think he would do a good job steering the ship in the right direction and would be an asset there.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Without the executive experience.

[Mountain Mary]

Watch the SNL depiction of the Veep debate to see what how the media would Palin-ize him.

Congressman Ryan from Janesville, WI. my home state, would be a very bad choice.
I’ve voted for my last RINO.

[Mountain Mary]

Watch the SNL depiction of the Veep debate to see what how the media would Palin-ize him.

Congressman Ryan from Janesville, WI. my home state, would be a very bad choice.
I’ve voted for my last RINO.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Mother Jones suggests Paul Ryan will be 2016 nominee.

FReep Mail me if you want on, or off, this Wisconsin interest ping list.

[AlexW]

We can always expect the Republican party to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. :(

[tennmountainman]

Ryan will be lucky if he survives his primary. He will not be the nominee.

[tennmountainman]

And the day before it was Jeb.

[uncitizen]

Bwahahahaha!

[xzins]

Paul Ryan Is the Odds-On Favorite to Win the Republican Nomination in 2016

This guy's on crack. Paul Ryan is the guy forever known as the congressman who stabbed veterans in the back.

He's pro-amnesty, anti-veteran, and pro-waffling.

If there's a wind blowing, he's with it.

[cynwoody]

Remind me of the last time a current or former congressman, with no other office held, was elected president.

Well, there was one one-term former congressman, who also had a failed senate bid under his belt, who went on to free the slaves and convert the United States from a plural into a singular proper noun and landed on the five-dollar bill as a result. Proof, by the way, that not all Illinois lawyers are created equal.

[onyx]

I posted a pic of the twit author. His name is Drum...lol.

[Norseman]

How does Ryan’s home district vote? Isn’t it a district that leans Democrat?

I like Ryan, by the way. I think he’s a policy wonk, which we need, and that he sincerely wants to cut government back in size. I also tend to trust him when it comes to dealing with the immigration issue, but then I’m not one who thinks that a practical solution is to deport everyone here illegally.

Certainly going from an Obama administration to a Ryan administration would be a huge improvement. I’ve got my doubts whether he can pull it off, however. That’s why I was curious about the make-up of his district. Does he have a record of drawing Democrat/Independent voters to his side?

[Michigan Bowhunter]

Palin/Nugent 16!!!!!!!!!! A combination I would not have to worry about.