Wisconsin Republicans are ecstatic over Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, being named running mate to presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, in the GOP fight to the White House against President Barack Obama.
Thousands gathered for the Romney-Ryan event in Waukesha. They came from throughout the state to support the hometown candidate.
For Waukesha County Register of Deeds Jim Behrend, it is a chance to see someone he’s known for 20 years rise up through the ranks. Even as a young, 20-something man in Wisconsin, Ryan was successful, “a cut above everyone else,” Behrend said during a rally supporting former Gov. Tommy Thompson for U.S. Senate.
“I just like somebody who can speak so eloquently on economics,” Behrend said. “I think that is where it is at and we never seem to get there. I think from Wisconsin’s perspective, I think we have a good chance of taking the state for Romney. I think if we do, there is no scenario where we won’t win nationally.”
Linda Carrivau of Sheboygan made the trek to the Waukesha County Expo with thousands of others from southeastern Wisconsin.
“I think Paul Ryan is a great pick,” Carrivau said. “He is eloquent. He has got a plan. He has a solid outlook on the economy.”
Michael Anderson of Milwaukee was excited about Ryan’s nomination to vice president. While he didn’t know if Ryan would get it, he placed Ryan in the top 10 candidates.
“I think it is a great pick,” Anderson said. “I think Paul Ryan has a lot of fiscal experience. As House Budget Committee chairperson, he will be able to bring a lot of financial stability to the office of vice president.”
Anderson said the pick helps put Wisconsin on the map politically with the pick.
“We were important, but we are more of a crucial state than even before,” Anderson said. “With the (recall) victory of Gov. Scott Walker and holding onto the Senate and all those things, it really puts Wisconsin on the map as an important state in the future.”
Anderson was sporting a cheesehead with a Romney bumper sticker on it. He’s had it since Romney came to Wisconsin in April.
“The Secret Service decided to give it to me,” Anderson said.
Mr. Ryan adores Washington D.C. and is really loathe leaving it to return to help his uncles with their oil leases in Texas, by obtaining federal subsidies for them, at taxpayer expense; parenthetically, he does not think the same about renewable energy or alternative energy resources, as he wants to terminate all federal subsidies for these. Yes, JRH, Mr. Ryan has indeed been a very, very busy OCD - Don Quixote in congress – similar to you… However, he has accomplished as close to NOTHING as you can get… This 7-term congressman, whose term will expire on December 31, 2012, has accomplished the following in 13-years and 8-months: He has sponsored 71 bills or amendments He has Co-sponsored 971 bills His total of sponsored/Co-sponsored bills and amendments is 1,042 How much physical effort does it really take to roll off your cot in your congressional office in Washington D.C. to walk down to the House floor and say, “Yah or Nay?” How much intellectual effort, research, thought – his staff does most of this – does it take to sign as Co-sponsor of a bill? How ignominious is it for a superlative legislator to sponsor 71 bills and have 2 pass: the naming of a post office in your own hometown and a TAX [IRS] INCREASE BILL… Only by the Tea Party standard could this be trumpeted as a superlative accomplishment… http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/08/13/wonkbook-a-paul-ryan-primer/
Rep. Ryan also proposed a federal budget, something Obama doesn't do.
You've provided nothing but hearsay and mentioned nothing about the difference in premium payments - so what exactly have you proved except your own ignorance as to the facts of reality? Hoffa uses the third person because Hoffa is 'da man!
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Many of the 70+ bills sponsored by Ryan actually did pass the House as did many of the almost 1000 bills that he co-sponsored. Seems like a fair amount of work for his 13 years in Congress.
How much effort did it take Senator Obama to roll out of his cot and vote 'present' 129 times during his tenure in the Congress? At least Ryan put in the effort of taking a stance on issues with his votes. What exactly did Obama do while he served as a Senator in the Congress, other than make lofty speeches about how it was irresponsible to raise the debt ceiling - something that he apparently doesn't even believe in anymore! By comparison, Ryan has 1000 times the experience and accomplishments of Senator Obama and has remained consistent throughout! Do you really want to keep comparing Congressional records?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sponsor_%28legislative%29 "A sponsor, in the United States Congress, is a senator or representative who introduces a bill or amendment and is its chief advocate.[1] Committees are occasionally identified as sponsors of legislation as well. A sponsor is also sometimes called a "primary sponsor."[2] It should not be assumed that a bill's sponsor actually drafted it. The bill may have been drafted by a staff member, by an interest group, or by others.[3] In the Senate, multiple sponsorship of a bill is permitted.[2] In contrast to a sponsor, a "cosponsor" is a senator or representative who adds his or her name as a supporter to the sponsor's bill. An "initial cosponsor" or "original cosponsor" is a senator or representative who was listed as a cosponsor at the time of a bill's introduction, rather than added as a cosponsor later on.[2][4] A cosponsor added later is known as an "additional cosponsor".[2] Some bills have hundreds of cosponsors.[5]
Ryan is no mover and shaker by any means.
There's a big difference between deifying they guy and defending the charge that he's a 'do nothing' congressman because only 2 of his sponsored bills were signed into law...
How many more Dem talking points are you going to parrot today?
YOU… went to comparing President Obama’s [Senatorial Record of 6 months before he began campaigning for the Presidency, with the long, illustrious Tea Party VP candidate who has now spent 13-years and 8-months as a congressman] and Mr. Ryan’s stellar record, NOT I... And this [Quick, let’s change the topic] when your beloved Mr. Ryan was shown to be a congressman who never saw a Tea Party Bill or amendment that he did not want to sign and get brownie points in his quiver. Let us face it, JRH, you have absolutely no argument to support [What YOU maintain] are the superlative accomplishments of an OCD congressman, who put his name on 1,042+ bills and had only 2 passed! “By comparison, Ryan has 1000 times the experience and accomplishments of Senator Obama and has remained consistent throughout!” Are you sure, it is 1000? Perhaps it is only 999? Maybe it is 1001? Unadulterated hyperbole and sheer opinion, not a JRH, the ever-insistent FACT MAN to be found… The only consistency with Mr. Ryan – other than his OCD – is that he is a Tea Party Ideologue! The only other consistency here is that your arguments are emotional, devoid of any reasonable factual basis, and “full of sound and fury… signifying… NOTHING…”
Hi Sarah, I am so pleased that Bellevue finally released you and The Patch is allowing you to post! The only thing “overwhelming “here is the manure you are attempting to spread… “Ryan has always delivered on what he promissed” [Spl?] – Spell Check was just delivered to the Tea Party in June of 2012, so I will forgive your bad spelling, not your bad facts, though. Mr. Ryan has never promised anything… therefore he has 100% on his delivery record… Mr. Ryan has never delivered on anything, except naming a post office and, of course, RAISING TAXES on the price of arrows for bow hunting – what a delivery! You must be aware that Mr. Ryan gleefully voted for TARP, the automotive bailout, and, he even voted to restrict the amount of CEO compensation. I tell you, this is one truly remarkable free market Capitalist! I am confident that Mr. Romney, “Just let the auto industry go bankrupt” and Mr. Ryan, “We have to save the auto industry” will make the most charming flip-flop American couple that the world has ever known… Please stay well, remember to take your Meds regularly, and, keep posting your thoughtful psychotic ramblings on The Patch… you and your ilk, just, well, make my day!
Are you really the slowest Tea Party person in America, ever? Mr. Ryan only sponsored 71 bills and out of all of them only 2-passed! That leaves 69 bills that fell to dust, died, never went anywhere… need a math refresher? “Many of the 70+ bills sponsored by Ryan actually did pass the House as did many of the almost 1000 bills that he co-sponsored.” Please tell me, cite a reliable source for the “Many of the 70+ bills sponsored by Ryan actually did pass the House…” What are they? Where are they? When did they pass? “…as did many of the almost 1000 bills that he co-sponsored.” When did they pass? Where are they? What are they? Mr. Ryan never saw a Tea Party Bill he did not want to sign; you never had an emotion that you did not want to post and call it FACT! You and JRH ought to consider, at the very least, dating: you both love the number 1000 and you both are just so emotional and devoid of any FACTS…
You are wasting your time, effort and cognitive abilities on this forum, because you are responding to an entire cabal of Tea Party Devotees who are not interested in reason, rational processes, facts or logic.You cannot discuss anything logically when you are attempting to argue against a BELIEF; the empirical method, logic; Aristotelian or Boolean do not apply here… These folks believe in angels… These folks believe that man is the ruler of the planet and all that they survey, especially women. Their arguments against women having rights, control of their bodies, health care, particularily their vagina and reproduction organs is not a $$$ argument, although it is couched as such, it is really a threat to their belief(s) that they should be the ones to tell you [Women] who you can have sex with [Behavior] and under what conditions – usually dictated by some religion, enforced by them. These are people with 16th century mindsets, cultural values, deeply steeped in religious dogma, but living and spouting their prejudices, intolerance, authoritarianism, entitled male dominance in the 21st century. Finally, once they decide they cannot convert you with their puerile arguments, they will attempt to demean you with: Low-information person, democratic talking points, liberal, et al. An apt analogy would be having the late Christopher Hitchens going to the Milwaukee County Zoo, and attempting to engage an ape in a discussion about the existence of GOD…
In terms of who authored his budget bill, I apologize but cannot find the article that I read when he first proposed the bill - but even if I find it, you will not believe it.... I am going to take John's advice for now - he (along with Bren) seem to know all of the angry old men on this forum better than anyone else. Just one thing before I go - you cannot demean me - your opinion of me or my position has no value.
she is educated and smart and not sporting a retro 'do". You are known by the people you associate with! That goes for Romney - he is associated with Ryan. It goes both ways - I mean, McCain was skewered for chooing Palin!
I wasn't making any attempt to demean you or John. Notice the difference in tone between what I say and what John Wilson has been saying. I don't call you names, I don't make judgements about your mindset, prejudices, etc., nor do I make sweeping generalizations about why you believe the things you do. I am only challenging your claims that I believe to be incorrect. The fact that you can't seem to find the source for your budget bill claim leads me to not believe it. Wikipedia isn't exactly the most reliable of sources for providing proof for anything. Don't discount anyone working for their family business. Ryan is obviously an intelligent and ambitious person. You shouldn't assume that his work was unimportant or that it didn't contribute to the business. The only difference is that he likely didn't have to interview for the job. You also didn't mention his jobs as a waiter or fitness trainer.
Fitness trainer? Really?