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from The Desperate BloggerHouse Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) has sadly taken his own very promising political life by agreeing to accept former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romneys offer to serve as his Vice Presidential running mate in the November general election.
Congressman Ryan was 42.
Ryan, who first recklessly jeopardized his career in 2010 by proposing a budget that would, among other things, turn Medicare into a voucher program as well as cut discretionary domestic spending by 20% without specifying from where any of the cuts would come, was the favorite of many in his party to not only have run for President in this election but when it became apparent that every serious Republican candidate chose to concede the election to incumbent Barack Obama by leaving the field of prospective candidates open enough for a lightweight like Gov. Romney to secure the nomination was expected to be one of the GOP front runners for President had he chosen to run in the 2016 election in spite of his tender age.
Congressman Ryan was eulogized on both sides of the aisle as a shining star who burned brightly, but for far too short a time.
As low as Ive ever felt, and as low as Ive ever been accused of being, Ive never felt lower than I feel today, lamented House Speaker John Boehner, His budget had obviously been a cry for help and we all missed it. As leader, I must accept responsibility for the tragic loss of such a promising young man, and someone who may very well, had he lived long enough, have carried the mantle in our Partys crusade to return to the Gilded Age of the late 19th century.
The Bronze Clod continued, As Republicans, our concern is not so much with Pauls family, but rather with the future of the party. The loss of one of the very few credible candidates that we might have been able to put up in 2016 is absolutely devastating, and I for one ask the entire nation to join me in prayer to help preserve our two-party system.
Many leading Democrats were also effusive in their praise of Rep. Ryan while expressing their mourning of his loss.
Paul was never afraid to express his views, and unlike others in his party, he made his disdain for the elderly, the poor, and minorities clear in both his policies and in the budget he proposed in his role as chairman of the Budget Committee, said Rep. Kathy Hochul, who was propelled to victory in her 2011 special election over her Republican opponent by the Ryan budget. I think I speak for all Democrats when I say that Paul, and what he consistently brought to the table and Congressional deliberations, will be sorely missed, particularly over the next couple of election cycles.
ThisThreadIsSatire
(786 posts)... apprently, Ryan opened A Swiss bank account on Friday...
truebluegreen
(9,033 posts)is that this DOES take Ryan and his Randian fetishism down along with Rmoney. People need to really see what electing these blood-suckers has done and will do to the country.
tavalon
(27,985 posts)That is comedy gold.
ananda
(28,876 posts)Yup
pacalo
(24,721 posts)now located in China whose CEO is an enthusiastic supporter of Romney's & Ryan's slash-&-dash business ideas.
Zalatix
(8,994 posts)Monk06
(7,675 posts)ThisThreadIsSatire
(786 posts)Monk06
(7,675 posts)Satire loses it's charm and irony when the person reading it feels like they've been duped.
And yes I am being pedantic.
JNelson6563
(28,151 posts)you can be sure it's satire.
Julie
tavalon
(27,985 posts)I suspect all of his comments are satire. But this is some laugh out loud work here. Kudos to him or her.
ThisThreadIsSatire
(786 posts)tomm2thumbs
(13,297 posts)I guess Breitbart hasn't been re-programmed by the Far Right yet, leaving polls that embarrass the GOP Prezzy Candidate and VP in waiting prominently on their main page.
And with Ryan trailing at nearly 1/2 the support of Rubio to boot!
Sen. Marco Rubio (FL) 28%
Rep. Paul Ryan (WI) 16%
I guess some re-edu-makating is in order here!
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/08/09/Poll-Republicans-Prefer-Rubio-as-VP
aquart
(69,014 posts)There is still a Breitbart website?The guy is dead, let his websites of hate die also. Geez.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,448 posts)is would have have to resign his seat to run or can he stay there and try to keep his seat if he loses?
Not sure if it is a state law decision or federal... ?
I would love to see him out. Period.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)... Cheeseheads to pick him for either.
jeff47
(26,549 posts)He won't have time to run in his own district, but the exposure from the VP slot may be enough. Depends on who's running against him.
mucifer
(23,565 posts)way and lots more ugly lies on tv drowning out the Obama message.
We gotta work hard keeping these people out of office.
Just remember the further the republicans move to the right, the democrats to some degree follow. It's just reality.
uponit7771
(90,364 posts)ThisThreadIsSatire
(786 posts)who just introduced him as 'the next President of the United States...'
grantcart
(53,061 posts)Breaking Paul Ryan just announces that he has chosen Mitt Romney, former Governor of Mass as his running mate.
This morning Romney introduces him as the next President of the United States.
You literally cannot make this shit up.
We can try.
No matter how brain dead we make them look, they will completely swamp us with their own real life insanity.
This isn't satire, this is some science fiction black hole where the most absurd satire is quickly outdone by actual clowns doing it in real life.
He really said that!? LOL Let the games begin.
grantcart
(53,061 posts)B Calm
(28,762 posts)No doubt, his political career is over! He'll go down just like Sarah Palin.
ThisThreadIsSatire
(786 posts)after he wins and Romney loses.
sad sally
(2,627 posts)Dick Cheney: 'I Worship The Ground Paul Ryan Walks On'
Former Vice President Dick Cheney weighed in on the political stature of Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) while speaking at an event in Texas on Wednesday, the Houston Chronicle's "Fuel Fix" blog reports.
"I worship the ground the Paul Ryan walks on," he said of the House Budget Committee Chairman. "I hope he doesn't run for president because that would ruin a good man who has a lot of work to do."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/26/dick-cheney-paul-ryan_n_867626.html