“Please don’t throw me in the Briarpatch!”
Of course he’s not ruling out VP in case he and Romney get a do-over.
Bingo.
Last fall Ryan emphatically said that he didn't want to be Speaker of the House too.
5 Times Paul Ryan Said Hes Not Running for Speaker of the House
"As Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) grows more insistent that he will not be the GOP nominee, Politicos Mike Allen points out that
Ryan is running the same playbook he did to become [House] speaker: saying he doesnt want it, that it wont happen."