After call on House speakership, Romney calls Ryan 'man of ideas'

Reuters ^ | 10/9/15 | Steve Holland

[jimbo123]

Former Massachusetts governor and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, after speaking with Representative Paul Ryan about the race for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, said on Friday that Ryan was a "man of ideas."

"I wouldn't presume to tell Paul what to do, but I do know that he is a man of ideas who is driven to see them applied for the public good," Romney said in a statement provided to Reuters after he spoke by telephone with Ryan, who is being urged to run for the top House post.

[HarleyLady27]

LOL...;>D

[Jane Austen]

The problem is that Paul Ryan's ideas are not good for this country. The speaker should place America first, not foreign countries. He/she should also have a respect for laws and not reward lawbreakers. Ryan fails this test.

Yesterday Carl Rove was extremely praising Ryan. This is another indication that Ryan would be a bad choice.

[amorphous]

I’ve got an idea Romney. How ‘bout we dust off a copy of the Constitution for the next speaker as a reference for review of ALL existing and future legislation.

[dfwgator]

Ryan, the guy that made Joe Biden look like a MENSA member during their debate.

[tennmountainman]

Yep. Most get corrupted.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Yep, and all of them are bad!

[Defiant]

A loser to loser phone call, the rates are reduced for that.

[bgill]

A retread loser we don’t need.