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Nice video. Legolas Send a noteboard - 12/08/2012 06:52:59 PM
This really shows that Romney is actually serious about solving the problems we face. Politically, Rubio would have been better, but Ryan is one of the few elected officials in DC that has a brain and isn't afraid to offer possible solutions. How about that for a novel idea?

Although that video didn't seem to have much in the way of solutions. ;)

But yes, as I said, Ryan is indeed someone whom I respect for his efforts and his ideas. Adding him to the ticket may or may not be the best way to help Ryan realize those ideas (it'd certainly hurt his efforts if they lost, and even if they won Ryan might be more effective from a House leadership position than as a VP), but it undeniably is a sign that Romney is committing himself to fiscal austerity and deficit reduction. Which is good, not in the least because Romney has made a habit so far of not committing to, well, anything, that I've seen.
Click the video to see Ryan b-slap Obama.

Nice. In fairness, thrashing that bill was really about as hard as beating up a three-year old, but then that isn't Ryan's fault...
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Paul Ryan is selected as Republican VP candidate - 11/08/2012 05:01:47 PM 1886 Views
Personally? No, I'm not voting Republican at all this year. - 11/08/2012 05:18:06 PM 907 Views
Ya know that narrative of the right getting further right is pretty ridicolous - 11/08/2012 06:43:44 PM 876 Views
it could possibly be the "all or nothing" budget fights and gay marriage among other things - 11/08/2012 08:19:11 PM 910 Views
Yeah, I forgot the Dems are very enlightened about gay marriage now for what? 2 Months? - 11/08/2012 08:59:17 PM 972 Views
+1 - Great post! *NM* - 12/08/2012 04:32:21 AM 541 Views
We're on a roll here Isaac. I agree with you again. - 12/08/2012 08:18:32 AM 909 Views
yet despite that, dems didn't put referenda and push bills discriminating against gay people - 12/08/2012 07:55:38 PM 987 Views
They certainly have, they've just done it less and less recently - 12/08/2012 09:39:53 PM 875 Views
Fred Phelps is 82 - 13/08/2012 01:28:01 AM 811 Views
So is Pat Robertson *NM* - 13/08/2012 02:41:28 AM 515 Views
They're not enlightened at all. - 21/08/2012 02:04:09 PM 1077 Views
Agreed, but ya'll continue doing it anyway. - 11/08/2012 08:24:09 PM 900 Views
Thank you for making sense. - 12/08/2012 08:01:53 AM 877 Views
voting third party is a good idea - 11/08/2012 08:15:41 PM 870 Views
I'm sorry, but anyone that votes for Obama after the past 3 and 1/2 years is a moron..... - 12/08/2012 03:30:47 AM 819 Views
If you are proud of not voting, please shut up: The adults have a country to run. - 12/08/2012 04:11:49 AM 844 Views
Candidates have to earn my vote - I'm not a slave like you to the 2 party system. - 12/08/2012 04:24:02 AM 979 Views
Who said anything about the two-party system? - 12/08/2012 04:29:36 AM 805 Views
No offense intended, but voting third party is as stupid as not voting. - 12/08/2012 04:42:28 AM 1061 Views
I strongly disagree. - 12/08/2012 05:11:52 AM 902 Views
as the saying goes "the lesser of two evils is still evil" - 12/08/2012 08:06:20 PM 899 Views
Nice asshatery. - 12/08/2012 07:56:57 AM 1051 Views
Wouldn't you love to have a "none of the above" option..... - 12/08/2012 03:36:54 PM 823 Views
Or you could use a PR system and act like responsible adults. *NM* - 12/08/2012 05:47:14 PM 425 Views
Oh dear. - 11/08/2012 06:26:07 PM 865 Views
I'm happy with it, I like Ryan - 11/08/2012 06:47:21 PM 883 Views
What a shock. - 11/08/2012 08:18:35 PM 1019 Views
Re: What a shock. - 11/08/2012 08:51:12 PM 988 Views
ryan isn't going to help rmoney win wisconsin - 11/08/2012 08:21:27 PM 982 Views
Picking Ryan was an olive branch to the GOP rank and file. - 11/08/2012 08:05:41 PM 1114 Views
definitely a bold pick but not going to help him enough in november - 11/08/2012 08:27:59 PM 932 Views
Who cares? He's hot. - 11/08/2012 11:53:42 PM 1081 Views
So are you a fan of David Cameron? - 12/08/2012 12:12:50 AM 743 Views
Lol. Nice one. *NM* - 12/08/2012 08:22:01 AM 472 Views
- 13/08/2012 03:31:38 PM 950 Views
Wonderful choice! Truly wonderful.....check the video. - 12/08/2012 03:22:48 AM 819 Views
Nice video. - 12/08/2012 06:52:59 PM 907 Views
Can you explain your fascination with Ryans ideas, please? - 13/08/2012 04:08:35 AM 875 Views
No, it doesn't change my opinion any - 12/08/2012 07:50:21 AM 989 Views
I hear even the DNC has rejected its TN Senate nominee. - 12/08/2012 05:46:37 PM 910 Views
Yes, they disavowed him - 12/08/2012 08:00:33 PM 906 Views
Does not work in the US - 13/08/2012 01:17:58 AM 860 Views
We do not need most of the populace to cast protest votes, only most voters. - 13/08/2012 01:33:41 AM 815 Views
Your distinction misses my greater point - 13/08/2012 01:51:26 AM 859 Views
*shrugs* Vote absentee then. - 13/08/2012 02:28:32 AM 902 Views
I was going to vote Romney anyway, so no, it doesn't change anything. - 12/08/2012 10:39:15 PM 891 Views
But I'm guessing you're glad with Ryan? Prefer him over the alternatives? Or not? - 12/08/2012 10:49:35 PM 1034 Views
I disagree - 13/08/2012 12:52:07 AM 911 Views
Bloomberg has imploded - 13/08/2012 07:12:56 PM 821 Views
Bloomberg has become a national laughingstock. - 13/08/2012 08:13:24 PM 899 Views
Not as much as either Obama or Romney, surely. - 13/08/2012 08:23:41 PM 887 Views
Makes sense for you. You are Romney's target audience. - 13/08/2012 01:19:26 PM 826 Views
What should Obama have done? - 13/08/2012 07:31:23 PM 862 Views
And how much of that do you expect from Romney? - 14/08/2012 10:21:33 AM 1191 Views
Certainly more than from Obama. - 16/08/2012 12:00:19 AM 802 Views
Mmm, Objectivism. Another reason for me to vote Obama. - 12/08/2012 11:00:34 PM 982 Views
But doesn't he say he detests Rand? - 12/08/2012 11:53:47 PM 729 Views
Link to audio of Paul Ryans address to The Atlas Society. - 13/08/2012 03:37:27 AM 1026 Views
Or you could have just read my response which posted prior to yours - 13/08/2012 01:45:07 PM 816 Views
Sorry, I completely missed your link. - 13/08/2012 03:09:11 PM 917 Views
Don't get me wrong - 13/08/2012 12:53:10 AM 837 Views
Actually I believe he promised to vote for Romney if I did - 13/08/2012 03:48:35 AM 984 Views
What an amusing retrospective. - 13/08/2012 04:20:02 AM 984 Views
Uh... how exactly did you get to spending and budget timelines? - 13/08/2012 04:59:45 AM 820 Views
Tangentially, of course. - 13/08/2012 05:08:18 AM 854 Views
I tried reading it again, but my eyes glazed over when you started babbling about lesbian covens. - 14/08/2012 12:30:03 AM 768 Views
It was a hyperbolic reference to the extreme left (one stolen from Matt Groening, btw.) - 14/08/2012 10:12:09 AM 826 Views
Interesting. - 14/08/2012 11:34:30 AM 912 Views
They have a pill for that now. - 14/08/2012 01:14:39 PM 963 Views
I'm pretty sure the solution is you learning elementary composition. *NM* - 15/08/2012 11:33:57 PM 554 Views
Your willful reading incomprehension is neither my fault nor problem. - 16/08/2012 07:40:46 PM 926 Views
I don't think you can succinctly do anything. *NM* - 16/08/2012 09:33:38 PM 555 Views
I just did. - 16/08/2012 09:36:21 PM 890 Views
EDIT: ACK! Hoist on my own petard! - 14/08/2012 12:25:27 AM 835 Views
No birth control, no right to choose, no planned parenthood? - 13/08/2012 01:58:51 PM 758 Views
They are really doing a public service that way. *NM* - 13/08/2012 02:26:39 PM 391 Views
I agree with your statements - 14/08/2012 12:53:41 AM 978 Views
It's mostly nonsense - 14/08/2012 04:46:11 AM 904 Views
Well - 14/08/2012 02:54:06 PM 1107 Views
'Nonsense' refers to the thing said about the religious right by the media - 14/08/2012 04:01:47 PM 1121 Views
I'm wondering if "belittles" is the wrong word. - 14/08/2012 06:30:23 PM 1156 Views
Re: I'm wondering if "belittles" is the wrong word. - 15/08/2012 01:45:59 AM 862 Views
I have to keep this short, because I am on the iPad. - 15/08/2012 05:38:48 AM 815 Views
Triple reply chain is usually a good point for the trim-edit anyway - 15/08/2012 05:27:20 PM 990 Views
Or shows it's time to quit. - 15/08/2012 10:20:17 PM 1225 Views
Agreed - 15/08/2012 10:54:05 PM 770 Views
The question, as for Tom, is what you believe Romney would improve for small businesses. - 14/08/2012 01:38:29 PM 938 Views
I am aware of that, thank you. And I don't distill my choice down to small business, either. - 14/08/2012 02:24:24 PM 974 Views
I see your point, but... - 14/08/2012 02:30:22 PM 750 Views
Well - 14/08/2012 03:09:18 PM 941 Views
Are you really going to let Obama con you into voting for him again? - 21/08/2012 02:00:06 PM 754 Views
I honestly haven't decided. - 21/08/2012 04:13:44 PM 1120 Views
None of that is that important. - 14/08/2012 08:53:10 PM 931 Views
Agreed. *NM* - 15/08/2012 02:21:55 PM 513 Views
Bullshit - 21/08/2012 01:46:42 PM 945 Views
This makes me more likely to vote R this year. - 15/08/2012 02:31:06 PM 851 Views

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