[iowamark]

C-SPAN video of the event at:

http://www.c-span.org/video/?318804-1/rep-paul-ryan-addresses-iowa-republicans

[DIRTYSECRET]

He’s a waste of time. He had a chance to make his mark on the national stage and accomplished nothing.

[MuttTheHoople]

At the time, I thought Ryan was a brilliant choice for Romney because of way Ryan PWNED Obama when they were debating in 2010. I thought we finally had a FIGHTER who would oppose Obama.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1yTY2MciOk

Imagine my disappointment when Ryan showed himself to be another namby-pamby, sissy-boy, inside-the-beltway, Unger-In-The-Longest-Yard Republican during the 2012 campaign.

Our next nominee needs to be a Governor (someone with executive experience), someone under 60 years old (no more old farts), and a Tea Party Conservative (wimpy GOP-e's will go along with us if we show them our Pimp Hand).

[Hostage]

Paul Ryan is a lightweight mediocre bureaucrat creature who kisses up to the GOPe.

He needs to go away.

[TomGuy]

“We kept trying to say this is what Obamacare is going to do, ..."

Therein lies the problem with the GOP: trying to say.

The GOP just does not seem to know how to get out their message, or their message is just muddled and unsaleable.

The same ole 'smaller government, lower taxes, fewer regulations' rhetoric just does not work, because people are smart enough to realize it is nothing but political rhetoric -- thanks in great part of Open-Checkbook GWBush and his bailouts.

The GOP needs to hire different consultants, consultant who have a feel for things outside the beltway.

And Ryan has the same problem as many of the GOP -- pushing amnesty. How is the GOP trying to hoist unpopular amnesty on the American people any different than Obama hoisting unpopular Obamacare on the American people? Both indicate deaf representation in Washington.

[txrefugee]

Ryan’s love-in with Patty Murray, bless her heart, was reminiscent of Newt Gingrich siting on the sofa with Nancy Pelosi, crooning about the environment. Any “conservative” who displays such poor judgment should automatically be dropped for consideration as presidential material.

[grumpygresh]

He’s really an ‘90s type Dem. His budgets still increase spending and he wants amnesty. The GOP will soon be dead with open borders.
Remember, he did vote for auto and bank bail-outs.
All he’s for is a slower version of Cloward-Piven.