Report: Paul Ryan 'considering' run for president

[elocs]

Source: USA Today

Updated at 1:26 p.m. ET

A new report suggests House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., is "strongly considering" running for president next year.

The Weekly Standard, citing an unnamed Wisconsin Republican, reports that Ryan is "open" to running because "he is determined to have the 2012 election be about big things." Another unnamed source close to Ryan says in the conservative magazine's blog that the congressman is "coming around."

"While grateful for the continued support and encouragement, Congressman Ryan has not changed his mind," Ryan spokesman Kevin Seifert said in an e-mail to USA TODAY.

Ryan is widely respected in the GOP and is architect of a budget plan that would overhaul Medicare and cut federal spending $6.2 trillion over 10 years. The House passed the Ryan budget in April, but it died in the Democratic-controlled Senate.



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[tularetom]

1. What's his e-mail address so we can encourage him to take the plunge?

Pretty soon we'll have every fucking republican in the country running for president.

[sinkingfeeling]

2. Oh goodie! How, oh how, can a true American Tea Bagger ever decide?

[alp227]

3. and this guy demands a fee for townhalls?

http://griperblade.blogspot.com/2011/08/rep-paul-ryan-hides-behind-paywall.html

[julian09]

5. He'll be lucky to keep his seat

so why not try for presidency. Hope Wisconsin can get out the votes, fell short in the judge and recall races.

[eringer]

4. Ryan Knows Perry will implode and leave a gap for his slimy body to slip through

Chances of Ryan getting the over 55 vote...ZERO! He is toast before going into the toaster!

[karynnj]

29. Umm. the under 55 voters should like him even less - as he replaces their Medicare with a too small

Voucher.

[emulatorloo]

6. Oh goodie! Another crazy.

[Zambero]

7. Whip out your Geiger counter

And keep a very safe distance. This guy is off-the-chart radioactive.

[notadmblnd]

8. isn't he a freshman congressman?

[elocs]

13. No, he is serving his 7th term. n/t

[DirkGently]

9. Jesus. He must be remembering back to when Republicans thought Kill Medicare wasn't political poison

[on point]

10. Please do! Waste some more repuke money proving you are a fool.

[russspeakeasy]

11. I think he is confused.....he thought he was running for resident.

you raise a couple million, spend a couple thousand and then call it off. Nice nest egg.:nuke:

[No Elephants]

25. Running for resident? Wait a second. Where was he born and how do we know?

[russspeakeasy]

27. Exactly...I heard he was born in Latvia.....

:toast:

[oldbanjo]

12. Remember he idolizes Ayn Rand, she's anti religion and a

Communist. He got into politics because of her book. Google her and listen to her tapes.

[florida08]

14. oh lordy

The fundies will never accept that..he's Satan in the flesh...and I agree with them

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/06/paul-ryan-confronted-by-bible-wielding-protester-decrying-ayn-rand.php">Paul Ryan Confronted By Bible-Wielding Protester Decrying Ayn Rand

:rofl:

[blueclown]

15. He's better than bombthrowers like Perry and Bachmann.

[No Elephants]

26. Better for what? Killing seniors and the disabled?

[blueclown]

28. He's a policy wonk.

At least with him, his positions are based on his experience from being a member of the Budget Committee and dealing with a budget year and year, while Perry and Bachmann just throw around talking points.

[struggle4progress]

16. The GOP primary line-up is starting to remind me of that low-budget horror film scene where

Dr. Frankenstein's teleporter has just been destroyed by a nuclear accident as he and Dr. Jekell began to teleport cross-country with a big load of body parts, and now we're looking gape-mouthed at the teleporter wreckage in the swamp, as all these radioactive things stumble out, scrambled by the teleporter accident, and they find a case of Dr. Jekell's potion and drink it up, then wander off in to the night, and Igor wakes in the castle basement, realizes what's happened, and sets out to warn everybody

[Javaman]

17. Queue the Death Star music. nt

[SoapBox]

18. ...Barf!!! nt

[COLGATE4]

19. Why not? There's room for one in the Clown Car.

[Kelvin Mace]

20. And I'm considering becoming the King

of Gondor and the Western Lands.

Bet I get that job before Paul Ryan gets to the GOP nomination.

[woo me with science]

21. "Hi! I'm the guy who thinks you should pay $6000 more per year out of pocket for health care!" nt

[Guilded Lilly]

22. Let them all run and spend the next year ripping each other to shreds.

[applegrove]

23. He is being pushed because the GOP know Perry, Romney, Bachmann, Paul cannot win.

None of them can beat Obama.

[No Elephants]

24. Ryan would never have been in the running if Obama had not pledged to cut OASDI and Medicare.