Paul Ryan’s Future: In Romney White House or US House?
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JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) — There are plenty of reasons for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney to choose Rep. Paul Ryan as a running mate.
The whip-smart Wisconsin congressman is from a battleground state. He‘s the GOP’s leading voice on the nation‘s budget and is the rare member of the Republican establishment who’s loved by the tea party.
“If that bridge ever came, I would consider crossing it,” Ryan told The Associated Press in an interview this month. He added: “I really don’t have tremendous political ambition. I have policy ambition.”
Yes, that’s the typical humble-speak of someone who’s a potential vice presidential candidate. But it’s also true that Ryan has let political opportunities pass before, choosing to focus on taming what he calls a “big, dysfunctional government” beset by unsustainable spending.
Those who know Ryan say that means that while Romney ponders whether to ask, Ryan is deciding whether accepting a political promotion is the best way to achieve his “policy ambition.”
“He does have more force and authority than he would have in the vice presidency. I think he clearly knows that,” said Vin Weber, a former Minnesota congressman and Ryan’s supervisor when the two were at a Washington think tank in the 1990s. “So the question becomes, Would that be worth sacrificing to put yourself clearly in line to be the nominee after Romney?”
Romney planned to appear with Ryan on Monday during a visit to a fabric mill in the congressman’s hometown of Janesville, a blue-collar city along the Rock River still coping with the mothballing of a GM assembly plant a few years ago.
The ascent has been swift for Ryan, who was voted prom king and the “Biggest Brown-Noser” of his 1988 high school class before leaving for college in Ohio. He maintained his ties to home through summer internships for Republican Sen. Robert Kasten, who later hired Ryan full time. The former senator remembers him as “bright and inquisitive and very consumed” with complex tax policy.
Ryan went on to flourish at a conservative policy institute founded by Republican Jack Kemp. A congressman, a member of the George H.W. Bush administration and GOP presidential nominee Bob‘s Dole’s running mate in 1996, Kemp championed tax cuts as the primary tool for promoting economic growth. Ryan considers Kemp, who died in 2009, his mentor.
By 28, Ryan was back in Janesville winning election to Congress. At 42, he is among the breed of congressmen who sleep in the office rather than put down roots in Washington.
Heavy with both factories and farms, Ryan’s district in southern Wisconsin is typically carried by Democratic presidential candidates. His opponents note that part of his success lies in the overtures he makes across the aisle, from party-bucking votes against weakening prevailing wage laws to simpler gestures, like his recent attendance at a wake for the father of a local Democratic stalwart.
Prone to speaking in bar graphs as he warns of “a gathering storm” of debt that will challenge America’s way of life, Ryan has also mastered the ability to hang a smile on ideas that generations of politicians have found treacherous.
He casts his push to scale back food stamps and other welfare assistance as empowerment for the downtrodden now lulled into complacency. Opening Medicare to more private competition, he argues, is about preventing an all-out program collapse that would devastate future retirees.
“He’s a master politician,” said former Wisconsin Democratic Party Chairman Jim Wineke. “I don’t have a mean thought in my body about Paul. I just fundamentally disagree with his policies. He puts on a good face for some pretty awful policies.”
The global economic crisis and the rise of the tea party, with its focused attention on government spending and debt, have made Ryan’s budget plans something of a GOP litmus test. In March, Romney was quick to praise Ryan’s latest proposal to slice trillions from the federal budget. Ryan reciprocated soon after with an endorsement of Romney’s White House bid.
Picking Ryan as his running mate would be read as a full embrace of his budget ideas. But that assumes Ryan would return Romney’s interest.
During President George W. Bush’s second term, Ryan pulled his name from consideration for the White House budget director post. He says he didn’t think there was the will, particularly in Congress, to address the structural budget changes he believes are needed to avert a crippling debt crisis.
“There were no followers,” he said.
More recently, Ryan resisted a call to chase an open Senate seat in Wisconsin. “I didn‘t want to walk away from the conversation I started and the fight I’m in,” he said. By remaining in the House, Ryan can keep an intense focus as budget chairman on his signature issue — something he might not be able to do in a Romney administration.
There’s no guarantee that Republicans will retain House control in November or that even with Romney in the White House, Ryan could help accomplish an overhaul of venerable but politically sensitive programs such as Medicare and Social Security.
It’s a gamble either way.
“I think I’m in a really big spot right now,” he said.
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go2gym
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 10:35pmPlease stay in the House where you are most useful to the American people.
Report Post »LOJ
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 8:14pmPaul Ryan would be an asset to Romney, he has alot of skills and solid ideas. I also think Allen West, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, or Bobby Jindal would be great VPs…Regardless of what the media tells us, the GOP has some very promising and sharp people that would make a winning ticket.
Report Post »abbygirl1994
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 11:10pmMarco Rubio??? The same guy who lauds illegals to stay in the country! Sorry, I have lost all hope on Rubio! He is more concerned about the illegal than he is Americans
Report Post »abbygirl1994
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 11:13pmRubio is more concerned about illegals than he is about American citizens!
Report Post »aconstitutionalistlivesinbrooklyn
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 4:27pmHappy Father’s Day to all you fathers. The VP post is one of two things;an emeritus post for an elder statesman, or a spot for someone with a national constituency, ready to run for the presidency. Mitch Daniels, Rob Protman and John Kyl would fit in the elder statesman category. I wouldn’t want Daniels, because of his national security positions, Portman would be acceptable from what I read and Kyl appeals to me because of his foreign policy positions. Kyl is retiring from the Senate. He would be able to help pass bills through the Senate. He’s a popular politician in Arizona, a swing state. He led the fight against the START Treaty and is fighting the Sea Treaty.
Rubio would fit in the secind category, but his lack of time on the national scene is a drawback. On the other hand, Ryan is an active participant in the budget fight and would not be as effective as a VP to ;lead that fight. And if he is VP, who would replace him in the House? No, I think the VP slot would be a dead end for him, and we would lose an importran voice for fiscal responsibiliy in the House. I believe, from what I read, that he would be up for the chairmanship of the House Ways and Means Committee once the top guy there retires. Now that would be something to look forward to..
Report Post »JQCitizen
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 2:19pmI could accept either Allen West OR Paul Ryan with this caveat: Losing Paul Ryan in the House would be a REAL SHAME right now.
Ryan contributes to the Legislature a Unique Combination of Characteristics. His pursuit of Reform combines the Enthusiasm of the Sprinter, and the Tenacity of the Marathoner!
Unless he could wield more influence in the VP position on BOTH Romney AND Congress, I don’t think we can afford to have him stop BANGING AWAY in the House for Economic and Tax Reform.
That being said, it certainly wouldn‘t hurt to have Allen West’s SHARP TONGUE in the VP spot; leaving Romney free to calmly say, “Well, Allen’s heart is in the right place, even if he says what I mean in a cruder manner” (They could be the Republican version of Obama and Axelrod:- Heh, Heh, Heh!!!)
Report Post »klatoo
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 1:17pmRomney is a big government liberal republican that would love to have Paul Ryan out of the way. The vice presidency is a useless occupation.
Report Post »Twinspeedr
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 1:07pmI like Paul Ryan, but I think right now Allan West would be the better choice for veep to win the election. West is a dyed-in-the-wool conservative and an honorable man. All of the shrill campaign race-bating from the Left calling him an “Uncle Tom” would sicken the actual voters in America and lock up a win for Romney/West.
Report Post »affinity
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 12:28pmEveryone is offering the same old capitalist and communist solutions that aren’t sustainable. You can’t continue to use temporary solutions to fix a flawed currency system. Even if you stopped all social spending and all government spending it isn’t going to change the flaws in a fractional, debt based monetary system. Ryan and Obama are both old school. The future, if there is one, will belong to the person that stops capital based booms and busts and creates a strong growth oriented commercial currency that meets the needs of all people and all nations. Currency based on government borrowing doesn’t work but economic growth based on capitalism does work.
Fix what is broken: “The Monetary System.”
As I see it we (all nations) have three major problems:
Report Post »1) Capitalism cannot afford to support both the private and public sectors and maintain stable growth.
2) The government needs a method of earning its own keep and the only thing they can legally create legal tender (currency).
3) People can‘t work if there isn’t any economic growth or there is economic growth but no job growth.
Individualism
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 11:50amkeep him in the house, his budget is a joke and doesn’t cut much.
Report Post »smokeysmoke
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 12:14pmhis budget may have not gone far enough taking 100 years to balance, but it did get the conversation rolling about putting his plan with his name to the floor, and force the dems to start doing the same… i know they said he was throwing granny off the cliff, etc, but on the conservative side isent that when the whole message of being fiscially responsible really took root, and the republicans had something physical to discuss, and not just blame bush, etc… it may not have been economically bold, but politically i think paul ryan did well, and helped move the economic discussion AWAY FROM OBAMAS SPEND MORE TO STOP FROM GOING BANKRUPT… to a plan of attack to getting the economy back on track and free the private sector
Report Post »smokeysmoke
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 12:15pmbut i agree, the house is a good place for paul
Report Post »usedCZARsalesman
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 2:02pmSMOKEY, dont bother…INDIVIDUALISM is a PaulBot moron and he can’t grasp that its IMPOSSIBLE to turn around 100 years of liberal steering in just one term. He is too simple to get that his lord and savior Paul wouldn’t be able to get anything more “radical” than Ryan’s budget passed either. PaulBots are basically the same as liberals…there is this utopian outlook in their heads that just isnt realistic…just don’t tell THEM that
Report Post »Individualism
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 3:36pmRand Paul’s budget is a real start look it up faux news sheep.
Report Post »KC1
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 3:39pm@Usedczar
Report Post »Yeah these paul bot idiots cant understand that the constitution cant hold up to the problems of today.
To actually aspire to a constitutional Republic once again is just utopian nonsense. Where would America be today if we held individual liberties in high regard? Why cant they understand voting on principal gets a country no where.
We just need to vote for the lesser of two evils despite the desperate times we are in and hope that Romney will change his opinions on central planning, govt spending and trading rights for security. If he doesnt its no change at all to the direction we are going but at least we will have a Christian in office right?
Individualism
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 8:16pmsomeone loves being enslaved, why don’t you just move to North Korea if you love that type of goverment so much.
Report Post »usedCZARsalesman
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 9:40am@KC…yeah, that’s even remotely what I said. You guys are seriously retarded, it’s patheitc your lack of critical thinking skills. NO ONE can take us from where we are today ALL THE WAY BACK to the founding. I am JUST as much a constitutional conservative as any of you, yet you will be just as quick as any liberal crackpot to jump on me or anyone else that doesn’t worship on the altar of paul and say MORONIC things like “you love being enslaved, move to N Korea”…or, “its no change at all to the direction we are going but at least we will have a Christian in office right?”
You love insulting people and their intelligence (even though most of us, me ESPECIALLY, are MUCH smarter than you) and demonizing people that don’t just jump right on your bandwagon. How are you all too stupid to see that the “debate” tactics you use are the EXACT same as the radical left?
You are a mental health professional, and someone with a severe disorder came in, would you expect the 20 years of abuse/drug use/festering mental scars to be fixed “overnight” as long as that patient was appointed the right Dr? Of course you wouldn’t!!! No matter how good (or bad even) the Dr. is they are still going to have to take slow, methodical steps” slowly pulling that person back to sanity to be a productive member of society. We are in the same situation, and all you idiots can do is yell “If Dr Paul was responsible for this patient, they would be cured TOMORROW! Sorry, not gonn
Report Post »theblazerunner
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 11:11amDid Mitt Romney Attend Bilderberg 2012?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbPC82miI9E
Rand Paul Confronted on Mitt Romney Endorsement -bilderberg group.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtO5INu-VY4
Mitt Romney Attended Bilderberg 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeLLGSyWJhU&feature=related
did romney attend …you find out.
Report Post »1HonestInjun
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 11:00amI find it pathetic that so many people put their trust in any politician or party. It’s like having Dr. Ron Paul or Dr. Howard Dean as your physician. One wants to cut off your left leg, and the other your right leg. The results are the same. Either way America is still going in debt 4.5 billion dollars a day. All you 15% Paul lovers do you really think that if he is president that the congress will go along with him? What has he accomplished in congress? Washington is a corrupt cancer that neither doctor can cure. Until the majority of the public can comprehend the corruption in Washington, and become intelligent voters there will never be a change. It just ain’t going to happen!
Report Post »theblazerunner
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 11:29ami follow the constitution…party or person be d.a.m.n.e.d…
Report Post »Look4DBigPicture
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 12:09pmLeft Leg/Right Leg – good analogy, Honest Injun!
The government is so bloated and out of control. It’s become a runaway train getting ready to go off the rails, over the cliff and into the dark crevices of the earth. No ONE person has the ability to make it stop … a reality Ron Paul supporters can’t seem to grasp.
First – The power to make it stop is in the hands of We the People. We need to hold our legislators’ feet to the fire and insist they create legislation to get out of our way and return our freedoms. This needs to happen on all levels … local, state and fed’l.
Second – Liberal Judges and Lawyers have become a huge burden to our society. I’m not sure how to get the lawyers out of the way – anyone up for a little target practice? (Note to anarchists … that was a joke, so stop drooling)
Third – School curriculums … changes are obvious.
I’ve always had pride in my country, but never as much as when the TEA Party’s started standing up to the liberal bullies. Thank you TEA Party organizers … you’re doing our country a great service!
Report Post »cykonas
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 12:22pmIf we vote out congressional big spenders and vote in Tea Party/Fiscal Conservative alternatives to the House and Senate then they will follow a strong Presidential leader in that direction. Or they will block a President who goes in the other direction.
If we continue to return the same slugs that many of us have in the past then nothing good will happen. There is only so much that ANY President can do on their own. The House and Senate elections are the most important elections this cycle. Especially if the “no real difference” Presidential choice ends up being Obama/Romney as it appears to be headed. Peace.
Report Post »KC1
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 5:03pm@Honest,
Report Post »Terrible analogy, Romney, Obama and any other typical politician want to keep giving the drug addict more drugs. One side wants slightly less drugs than the other. Paul wants to quit cold turkey and allow the correction, then let the free market work its magic. Thats why we are so supportive of Paul, tell me what politician can compare? No one else in Washington has the guts and principals to take the drastic measures necessary to go cold turkey. We are out of time and Paul is the only one willing acknowledge it, even if it means his political demise. His only mistake was putting to much faith in the American people, he thought if he told the truth the American people would listen.
gadgetninja
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 7:07pmI really dont care who gets in as long as they
Report Post »a: DO THEIR JOB
b.UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION
c. LOVE AMERICA
TWO BITS
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 10:33amRepresentative Ryan’s excellent mathematical talents are needed in the House. Governor Romney’s financial capabilities poll well. A running mate with foreign policy or military experience would boost the credibilty of the ticket. Governor Bob McDonnell of Virginia was my initial choice, since that state is very important to restore to the republican column and McDonnell is a veteran. Unfortunately, the state‘s party fell headlong into the democrat’s War on Women slime and bogged down.
Report Post »Inlightofthings
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 10:17amHow about the good Dr. for Veep and Ryan as Treasury sec for a 4 year – full court press on domestic spending issues…fix this mess!! As Veep Biden contributes nothing and takes up valuable space to actually get something done. In 2016 plug in Rand, Ryan, Rubio or whoever performs and would make a the best POTUS in 2020. Everyone seems to think Dr. Paul has excellent domestic positions and this buys time to pick the 2020 candidate, gets the job done on all fronts. Not sure I’d actually do it if Romney, but worth a look strategically.
Report Post »ruffnex
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 10:15amI thought this story was about Paul Ryan…why all the Ron Paul comments? Don’t they ever stop?
Report Post »oneshiner
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 10:52amJust can’t decide who is best for VP. I love Paul Ryan tho. Those who want Rubio, I’ve had bad thoughts about that. I personally hate to USE someone because they are Hispanic, and pull the same despicable trick Obama is pulling giving illegals rights our own don’t get, in fact, if you consider the economy, this will put our own out of work or keep them from finding work.
Report Post »When you use someone because they are black, brown or red etc,, it’s so obvious and so dishonest and flat out disgusting. I hate cheaters and liars and users. Who’s all 3?
SamIamTwo
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 9:41amToo bad he can’t do anything with the states that are running a deficit…
Hey Ryan, the collective bargaining ended for the feds in the 70′s under carter and the retirement system was changed to a 401 like system under Regan…plus there were many years of no or reduced COLAs…better check your Comparability Pay Act metrics before beating the remaining fed employees…and Oh yeah, that Regan contracting out thang did cause a problem and you know it…It costs more to contract out as you add overhead, G&A, and profit on top of the labor costs. Contracting out goal was 50% but no one watched it and it exceeds 50% greatly…when you do that you leave the higher paying jobs that are needed to manage the beastly contracts…and it does make it appear that the feds are overpaid…a Contracting Officer making, after 33 years of service, 89k counter part makes anywhere from 50k to 1M.
Be careful Ryan, you can’t replace the contracting folks…although they did try to do that in the 90′s and it was the chicken in the hen house sort of deal.
You’ve whipped the whipping post down to a toothpick. Time to cut the bloody spending and leave DoD and other essential services such as Border Patrol, etc alone. Get rid of some do nothing agencies…I dare you to take on the real issues and not accept pay yourself for the next 5 years…
Yeah, congress should be the example and not be paid for the next 5 years. Step up to the plate chumps and hand over your fair share first.
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 8:57am“I think I’m in a really big spot right now,” he said.
We all are sir, thanks to generations of politicians only focused on the moment rather than consequences of the policies they implemented.
Report Post »SamIamTwo
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 9:42amBig spot could cause him to fall into the void.
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 8:48amThe VP will be between Mitch Daniels and Marco Rubio – these are the two that the NWO and Bilderberg types have accepted. Put your money on it
Report Post »sbenard
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 8:44amPaul Ryan would also make an excellent White House Budget Director, Treasury Secretary, or Fed Chairman, but perhaps he could best serve where his vote would make a difference!
Report Post »I would also love to see Ron Paul appointed as Fed Chair (NOT the White House). Now THAT would be poetic justice!
sbenard
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 8:32amIt is difficult to ram Paul Ryan into a box. He resists that. I’ve seen him make some votes that disappointed me, but he’s the best at doing what he does.
Report Post »Forbes last night had a superb write-up on how bad Obama’s deficits truly are, and Paul Ryan would play an important role in whatever is necessary to restore the US to fiscal sanity.
Kudos to Peter Ferrara at Forbes. This article must have taken many hours of research and writing:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/peterferrara/2012/06/14/president-obama-the-biggest-government-spender-in-world-history/
AxelPhantom
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 10:26amI read that article earlier this morning and you are correct it is quite good.
Report Post »theblazerunner
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 11:23amaye, nice article …
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 8:31amI will take Paul Ryan in either house. He’s awesome! :)
Report Post »Look4DBigPicture
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 12:40pmMe too, EJ! I’ve had an intellectual crush on Paul Ryan ever since I first saw him debate on the House floor. This man is a genius!
After watching Paul Ryan and Scott Walker in action, I’m beginning to believe Wisconsin cheese nurtures common sense and builds strong spines. We could use a lot more leaders like them. Keep up the good work and pass around some more of that healthy Wisconsin cheese pleez.
Report Post »qpwillie
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 7:23amOK Paulbots, I’ll save you the trouble.
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Paul Ryan is a progressive neo-con Bilderberg warmonger who voted for the NDAA.
Liberty constitution status quo principles lesser of two evils.
RON PAUL 2012!!!
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There you go. Now there’s nothing left for you to do here.
Report Post »riseandshine
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 7:41amNot gonna happen but…Ron Paul 2012!
Report Post »Baddoggy
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 7:43amNope….Rand Paul for VP or Rand Paul 2016. How’s that you Neocon Progressive sheep?
Report Post »qpwillie
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 7:54am@Baddoggy
Oops, I’m sorry. I forgot to add the “sheep” part. Well, at least, I did the most of it for you.
Since you Paulbots say the same thing about everybody, you should keep what I wrote and all you’ll have to do is insert the name.
Report Post »justangry
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 7:58amYou forgot ‘the fed’, ‘keynesian’, ‘patriot act’, ‘hr347’, and, of course ‘sheeple’ that believe this stuff is OK. Just trying to help you out with your off topic smear you haters won’t let die…. but we’re obnoxious.
Report Post »circleDwagons
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 8:04am@qp. I was going to echo the anti-Paul comment that he was just a small time congressman stuck one topic with no backing.
Report Post »qpwillie
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 8:07am@justangry
Oh yes. And we all know a Paulbot would never post off topic.
One of the best examples I’ve seen was when I was in a YouTube discussion at a video about train wrecks and three Paulbots had come in and started their rant about Ron Paul. ….Hmm, come to think of it, maybe it wasn’t that far off topic.
Report Post »justangry
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 8:48amQP, Yeah, you’re right… just pointing out that you’re no different. The are some overzealous Paul supporters, but nothing compares those who are overzealous against Paul. You, Republicorp, etc… you’re on here enough that you know the bunch.
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 8:49am@QP
Report Post »Glad you are always thinking of us. Getting warmer too
qpwillie
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 8:58am@justangry
Report Post »I’m not zealously against Ron Paul. However, I have a lot of zeal concerning people who through their ignorance and misinformation are ZEALOUSLY working to help 0bama get reelected. I know that would be the end of my country and yes, I’m extremely zealous about that.
RepubliCorp
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 9:54amHappy Father’s Ron Paul, your son knows who to back as president. “The clear choice”
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 10:20am@JUSTYOU You are wrong,we do compare ……….I use Bot tactics. I tore the pages out of your book
Report Post »KC1
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 5:34pmQP Willie,
Report Post »Thats why you don’t support Paul, you can only understand bumper sticker philosophy. Well they seem to be the only points that you retain.
With the majority of the electorate thinking and reacting to bumper sticker arguments like yourself we deserve candidates like Romney and Obama.
justangry
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 5:54pmYeah right, Willy. If you truly thought we were ignorant, you’d point out in what way to enlighten us. You just post swipes, half truths, and other assorted BS. If you think we’re helping Obama get a second term, you might look inward at your GOP. They doubled down on the same old crap instead of offering something other than more of the same.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 6:57amWin first… then talk about the Spoils!
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 7:12amAll too true.
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