Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney picked “an intellectual leader of the Republican Party” to join him on the Republican presidential ticket this morning, telling a crowd of supporters on the USS Wisconsin in Norfolk, Va., that Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) has the “energy and vision” needed to move forward into the White House.
“Paul and I are beginning on a journey that will take us to all corners of America,” Romney said. “…His leadership begins with character and values Paul is a man of tremendous character.”
“He is a person of great steadiness whose integrity is unquestioned and his word is good,” Romney added, noting that Ryan “doesn’t demonize his opponents.”
“There are a lot of people in the other party who disagree with Paul Ryan,” the presumptive GOP nominee continued. “…He’s never been content to simply curse the darkness; he’d rather light candles.”
Then came Romney’s slip that made Twitter explode.
“Join me in welcoming the next president of the United States, Paul Ryan,” Romney said.
After the House Budget Committee chairman came out to wild cheers, Romney backtracked on his boo-boo. “Every now and then I’ve been known to make a mistake,” he said. “I did not make a mistake with this guy.”
The Romney camp tried to defuse the gaffe by pointing out that gaffemaster Joe Biden once announced Obama as “Barack America.”
“For the last 14 years, I have proudly represented Wisconsin in Congress. There, I have focused on solving the problems that confront our country, and turning ideas into action; and action into solutions,” Ryan said. “I am committed, in mind and heart, to putting that experience to work in a Romney Administration. This is a crucial moment in the life of our nation; and it is absolutely vital that we select the right man to lead America back to prosperity and greatness.”
Ryan, whose “Path to Prosperity” budget plan has already been a campaign battle target of Democrats, stressed his small-government beliefs and longtime mantra that the U.S. is on an unsustainable fiscal path.
“Our rights come from nature and God, not government,” he said. “…We won’t blame others, we will take responsibility. And we won’t replace our founding principles, we will reapply them.”
“We promise equal opportunity, not equal outcomes,” Ryan said.
Next stop? Ashland, VA.
I’m headed out the door now to go to the event. Ashland is in Hanover County, home of Patrick Henry. There is great excitement in the air tihs morning. I’ll report back.
Wish I was back in VA to go!
Here’s the best part of Paul Ryan as VP: It means well have a Tea Party President in 8 years.
I was thinking the same thing! We’ll be set moving the GOP in the right direction and hopefully the next generation of republicans will well positioned for many years of constitutional, limited national government and fiscal responsibility.
… hopefully the next generation of republicans will well positioned for many years of constitutional, limited national government and fiscal responsibility.
A guy can dream.
LOL ,Are you seroius ? You really think we have 8 years ?
King Obama feeling threatened with a loss in November is already one step ahead.He’s placed stinger missiles in the hands of his partner M.B.,Islamic terrorists fighting Syria’s Assad by way of Turkey for deniability.
The Syrian Army engaged the Jordanian Army yesterday.
Meanwhile Russia which has warned time and time again after US,NATO intervention meddling in Libya that Syria and Iran would be their unmovable red line begin to move their mobile ICBM’s into place,charge up the batteries and clean the dust off the control panels.
My guess :
WW III is days,weeks ,not months away !
Israel is positioning ammunition and sending out SMS ‘drill alerts nationwide.
Turkey and Hillary today are provoking the Bear with talk about a no fly zone over the northern part of Syria.
It’s no surprise why Israel is getting ready.
The big question is ; How will Putin respond ?
I am going to give the Romney camp some unsolicited advice, advice that probably won’t be read by much of anyone, but advice I think good anyway.
The Democrats are of course going to do “Mediscare”-type stuff. I’m sure there are many counters.
Here is my contribution–the plans need to be offered with both conviction, and with humility. Meaning this should perhaps be an undertone of the talks–”this is what we think should be done, and we intend to fight in Congress for it, but at the end of the day you, the people, via your Congressman, must have the final say. If you say no, it’s no. I won’t be trying to do this come hell or high-water, even though I think it something that needs to be done. Badly. But your representative is your representative, not mine, not the property of the GOP. He’s yours. If you vote for me you can trust me not to ram something down your throats. I intend to act on this, but you’re still going to have a chance to discuss this and reject it if you choose, or modify it. But we do need some major change, and you people are the stockholders and the Board of Directors. You need to make a choice, and you need to make it now, before it’s too late.”
Mitt Romney should have read enough biz-school stuff about leading changes to understand what part of the requirement is. This is a time when such needs to be pulled out. Among the great issues Americans have with their national government, lack of controllability is one, even if they do not often outright express it. It’s less they want to run the thing than they want to know they can stop runaway trains. Reassure them you will make changes *with* them instead of *for* them, and they will love you.
On the other hand, if the Romney camp tries the “Prince Romney is an infallible great man of history, follow his great lead, do as he proposes” crap, they will do the nation a disservice, and will squeak out a win if they squeak out anything at all. One can be a decisive leader and a humble one at the same tome. In America, the people get the final veto. Candidates should start acting like it.
And if Romney can’t do humble, he needs to stop going to church, because the lessons aren’t taking.
After studying Romney’s management style, I’d say he’s got ‘humble’ where it counts. He surrounds himself with experts who are more qualified than he in their area of expertise and he listens to them. Paul Ryan is a perfect example. While Romney IS smart, his track record of success is due to his management style.
Ryan as a future president.
Is this a gaffe on Romney’s part, or a prediction of the left’s worst nightmare?
For that to happen, we’d be looking at 8 years of Romney followed by at least 4 years of Ryan.
Sounds good to me, especially in looking at mortality rates for Supreme Court justices.
This pick by Romney makes me feel a whole lot better about Romney as president!
Tea Party President Ryan is the real gift buried in the center of this deal. Electing Romney in 2012 truly means that America is on the road back to health, sanity, and prosperity.
If Ryan is the next President, that means Romney is not long for this world. At this point, there simply aren’t enough votes for the Convention to reject Romney as the nominee, which means the only way Ryan gets sworn in as President on January 20 is if the Republican ticket wins this fall, but Romney dies at some point between now and Inauguration Day.
Hate to say it, but I’d actually be more comfortable with Ryan than Romney.
Either way, I’ll take it as a win-win whether Romney becomes president in 2013 or Ryan becomes president in 2013 – or if Ryan becomes president in 2021.
No matter which scenario you study – it still means Obama was a one term failed president.
Hey – watch out – here comes socialism! I mean – socialism for the rich – which is what the Ryan plan tax cuts would create. As for Romney,in a capitalist system – jobs are created through production of needed goods and the entire society benefits. What does Bain Capital have to do with real capitalism? Yep – you guys are socialists and you dont even know it.
Dos Obama’s Office of the Director of Progressive Media and Online Response pay you in cash or food stamps?
Both amd gets to have a beer with him
Gotta love the way pinheaded lefties think that letting people keep their own money is “socialism.”
As for Bain Capital, vide Staples, Domino’s, Foot Locker etc etc etc. Capitalism relies on, er, capital.
What’s hysterical is that lefties have somehow convinced themselves that they’re the “smart” ones…..
…and don’t forget how compassionate they think they are.
“Capitalism”….I don’t think that word means what you think it means……
(Snicker….)
Obama must hate the Ryan VP selection. After all, earlier in his administration, you remember the President’s ballyhooed meeting with GOP leaders early on about the economy where on TV he pointedly belittled Ryan’s comments in the “discussion.” Sweet retribution, especially when Ryan is sworn in on election day.
“He is a person of great steadiness whose integrity is unquestioned and his word is good,” Romney added, noting that Ryan “doesn’t demonize his opponents.”
I cannot understand how the Republicans can fail to demolish the Democrats with the character that Romney highlights in this simple comment:
reliability
honesty
keeping your word
not demonizing opponents
(and perhaps if I am not reading in too much begrudging respect of opponents)
You can’t demonize someone who already is one. If he ever grows the gonads, if, Mitt would need only tell the truth. It’s up to the citizen (and voting non-citizens) to figure out the demon part. He needs to drop the politesse and pick up the punch.
I hope the introduction proves true, provided he’s Vice President first.
I isn’t as important to “be” the expert as it is to be able to recognize who the expert is. The best managers aren’t experts at everything, but they do excel at identifying and encouraging expertise in others. The selection of Ryan as VP is one such example. Ryan is every bit as smart as Romney, an equal, but unlike Biden will never serve as assassination insurance. This is an adult choice, made in the best interest of our country. Ryan is well-equipped to handle the mounting fiscal crisis, an asset, and can help the Washington outsider (Romney) with the inner workings of Congress. Romney has chosen someone who brings great expertise. Biden brings… um… laugh lines?
Ryan heads the Budget Committee and is on the forefront of how to fix our broken economy. He will not lose the senior vote (though the dems will try mediscare). But because most older people recognize the evils of socialism, and can remember WWII, the resulting Cold War, and the poverty behind the Iron Curtain, they’ll see through the attacks. Also Ryan will have a pulpit from which to fight the misrepresentations. Aside from his mastery on the budget, Ryan is a hard-fisted fighter who can deliver precision punches. Excellent excellent choice.
It’s a bold in-your-face move against Obama. It should make him angry and emotional at every juncture. LOL. For this alone I love it.
Bottom Line: This elevates Romney in my estimation. His first ‘national’ decision is superb. Methinks it’s time to get out the checkbook again and I’ll need to make a trip down to GOP headquarters and pick up an R&R sign. (Rescue and Recovery)
When Obama selected Biden he revealed himself to be an insecure man. The Ryan choice states just the opposite about Romney.
It appears that when Paul Ryan’s party is doing the spending, raising debt limits, and acting unconstitutionally… Ryan goes with the flow.
Congressman Ryan’s actual record leaves much to be desired. The issue Ryan is most known for is his interest in cutting the deficit and balancing the budget.But why did the Congressman vote to bail out the auto industry, to pass the Medicare package to the tune of $400 billion, and to nationalize education via No Child Left Behind?
Paul Ryan on Bailouts and Government Stimuli -Voted YES on TARP (2008) -Voted YES on Economic Stimulus HR 5140 (2008) -Voted YES on $15B bailout for GM and Chrysler. (Dec 2008) -Voted YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending. (Jul 2009)Paul Ryan on Entitlement Programs -Voted YES on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients. (Nov 2003) -Voted YES on providing $70 million for Section 8 Housing vouchers. (Jun 2006) -Voted YES on extending unemployment benefits from 39 weeks to 59 weeks. (Oct 2008) -Voted YES on Head Start Act (2007)Paul Ryan on Education Rep. Ryan went along with the Bush Administration in supporting more federal involvement in education.
This is contrary to the traditional Republican position, which included support for abolition of the Department of Education and decreasing federal involvement in education.-Voted YES on No Child Left Behind Act (2001)Paul Ryan on Civil Liberties -Voted YES on federalizing rules for driver licenses to hinder terrorists. (Feb 2005) -Voted YES on making the PATRIOT Act permanent. (Dec 2005) -Voted YES on allowing electronic surveillance without a warrant. (Sep 2006)Paul Ryan on War and Intervention Abroad -Voted YES on authorizing military force in Iraq. (Oct 2002) -Voted YES on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Apr 2003) -Voted YES on declaring Iraq part of War on Terror with no exit date. (Jun 2006) -Voted NO on redeploying US troops out of Iraq starting in 90 days.
(May 2007)Congressman Ryan supports the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, federal bailouts, increased federal involvement in education, unconstitutional and undeclared wars, Medicare Part D (a multi trillion dollar unfunded liability), stimulus spending, and foreign aid.According to Michelle Malkin in 2009, “[Paul Ryan] gave one of the most hysterical speeches in the rush to pass TARP last fall; voted for the auto bailout; and voted with the Barney Frank-Nancy Pelosi AIG bonus-bashing stampede. Milwaukee blogger Nick Schweitzer wrote: ‘He ought to be apologizing for his previous votes, not pretending he was being responsible the entire time, but I don’t see one bit of regret for what he did previously.
”Congressman Ryan: if you don’t like debt, stop voting for debt.
You have asked a number of important questions that should be answered with clear answers and context.Accountability is as important as those other qualities that Romney listed. I hope an informed reader, who is familiar with these decisions, will be able to enlighten those of us who are interested and believe in the importance of individual as well as government thrift and of balancing income and expenditure without excessive or unfair taxation.
Then if I understand you correctly, your question is what a Ron Paul voter is supposed to do in November?
“Join me in welcoming the next president of the United States, Paul Ryan,” Romney said.
Obviously Romney has a long term vision for the American restoration and was thinking of 2020. Romney’s futuristic vision for Ryan dovetails nicely with Obama’s one term proposition. Make it so.
I observe that Joe Biden (Mr. Gaffe-tastic) apparently had the class to call and congratulate Paul Ryan.
Class, manners, ethics, and couth have not been otherwise evidenced by the current administration.
An aberration I suppose. There certainly won’t be anything similar forthcoming from the SCoaMF.
I applaud the selection and hope, beyond hope, that everything will finally turn around and head back in a better direction, not for me, but for my children and (hopefully) future grandchildren.
I hope Biden was sport enough to contribute $100.
He is not one of US! Look he voted for the military to lock you up without a trial. This is not Constitutional nor Conservative! H.R. 1540: National Defense Authorization Act for … (On the Conference Report)
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/112-2011/h932
If you are at war with the United States, the military is at their discretion to lock you for the duration without trial, or execute you. That is perfectly constitutional and has been since day 1.
Not the tiny keys, that was just me typing too fast. If you are at war with the US illegally, the military is at its discretion able to imprison you indefinitely or execute you. That’s been constitutional since day 1.
I missed the memo on wearing the UN puke color tie. Who buys that color tie? CFR members? It’s on Air Force one, and the Homeland security flag too. WTF over?
This is well-written and fairly presented — the temptation to dwell on Mr. Chairman’s hoof-in-mouth tendencies must have been hard to resist, but she did.
May Ryan’s elevation also put on notice a pile of knuckle-dragging R’s and media spear-carriers — the low-wattage residue at NRO, for example. Plenty here still don’t get the idea that the game’s changed.
Ryan ain’t the full solution, nor is he perfect, but he is an important part of the solution. Things are looking up a bit.
Here’s hoping that R-R continues the best anti-Prog presentation since RR. GBUSA
“Our rights come from nature and God, not government”. That is all we need to know (except he left out Ayn Rand). The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and our other founding documents are meaningless when compared “nature and God” (whatever that means). It is great that Ryan lays out his priorities so clearly.
Ya might wanna brush up on your history a bit, your ignorance of the concept of natural law is showing. The fact you don’t even get the reference speaks far more about you than it does about Ryan.