Yes, it is immoral. Yet, the deficit and debt continue to steamroll.

No sign of Congress reversing or correcting course.

Buy beans and band aids.

I cannot blame Ryan or anyone for not exposing themselves and their family to the process we have.

As much as I admire George Washington, I can’t imagine him doing it in this climate.

I so admire Paul Ryan however damning him for not running is as off the mark as is ignoring the Republican Party Ruling Class which enables the immoral acts of the Democrat Party.

Does any really believe the Republican Party Ruling Class would allow Ryan any opportunity to reform their Status Quo?

Why do you think the Republican Party Ruling Class wants moderate candidates like Mitt Romney? It’s because moderates are mushy and easily mushed into conformity.

“Damn you”? Are you kidding, Domenech? Do you realize what a vile and evil thing it is to damn someone? Did you not listen to Jeremiah Wright damn America? Have you learned nothing in the many years you have already infected the planet?

Get a clue, Domenech. Pick your comments more appropriately. It is not your place to damn anyone.

What is a Ben Domenech. Seriously, why do I care what he tweets? Never heard of him. He is obscure – just as I am.

I would never go that far with vile comments. Paul Ryan would have been an excellent candidate, but we have to respect his wishes that he didn’t want to put his family through the process.

If Romney is the nominee (although I prefer it to be Newt) maybe Mr. Ryan will be part of Romney’s cabinet.

You don’t run for President from the House.

“Damn you” is kind of strong, but I sometimes think, “Darn it, why don’t you run for Congress, Professor?”

Maybe one day?

Lighten up, Francis.

I completely get the spirit in which the Tweet was offered: instead of Statesmanship and forthright ownership of the issue we have Mitt Romney. In comparison. . . well there is no comparison; Paul Ryan is a serious man with a heartfelt plea for sane fiscal policy. Instead, we get Mitt.

Paul Ryan is young and deft and unflappable. Instead, we get Mitt. Paul Ryan is a man who cares about his country and its future. Instead, we get Mitt, who thinks it’s his turn.

It’s not a slap at Ryan, it’s a huge, and mostly deserved backhanded blow to the current field of contenders, and the eventuality of someone less than the exemplary Mr. Ryan. Just. . . damn.

Okay, forget the baloney about the tweeter. Focus on the important thing here: the deficit.

Ryan’s right; this thing is going to implode.

The budget committee website looks informative and helpful. Go there to get ammunition and spread the info around.

http://www.budget.house.gov

Breitbart wouldn’t waste his time criticizing this tweeter, if he could use the info to prevent the disaster.

Wake up!

Ryan’s still a relatively young pup. He’s still not seasoned. However, at this point in his career, Newt was deeply involved in reforms with Jack Kemp, Ronald Reagan, etc.

Sadly, Obama has affected Ryan’s effectiveness.

Ryan and Laffer endorsed Cain’s 999 plan. http://nicedeb.wordpress.com/2011/10/13/paul-ryan-and-art-laffer-endorse-cains-9-9-9-plan/

Laffer then endorsed Newt and his economic platform.

Ryan is on a committee that precludes his endorsing a presidential candidate: ““Congressman Ryan’s role as Chairman of the Republican National Committee’s Presidential Trust prevents him from endorsing a candidate in the 2012 Republican Presidential Primary,” said Kevin Seifert, Paul Ryan’s press secretary.”
From here, with a long list of other Republicans who have not endorsed Mitt Romney:http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/101651/republican-primary-romney-endorsement-leadership

Ryan’s Path to Prosperity:
Part I- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwv5EbxXSmE
Part II – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJIC7kEq6kw&feature=relmfu

Ryan may be utilizing the Laffer curve:
http://realdealecon.blogspot.com/2010/08/paul-ryan-and-laffer-curve.html

Wonder what Ryan thinks of Newt’s plan and vice versa?

Paul Ryan is not all that many conservatives make him out to be.

The video itself bothers me when Ryan accepts the premise there was some financial catastrophe looming in 2008 and only $800 billion of TARP money would (and did) save us. Bogus.

I’m not saying that McCain was perfect, but that vote there may have cost us the 2008 presidential election and given us Obama.

This premise also includes the untruth that our financial troubles ended after TARP was enacted and we “recovered”. orly?

In 2008, Paul Ryan also supported the nationalization of GM and Chrysler. This is not a financially conservative move in my book.

His 2011 vote for the new Afghanistan Rules of Engagement needlessly endangers our troops, requiring them to be fired upon before they can return fire. I would never ask our troops to submit to such silly ROEs, it’s better if we just brought them home at that point.

Also in 2011, he went along with both CRs and the debt-cap increase in August, expressly against why we sent him and the other conservatives to Washington. The August debt-cap raising, aka “The Great Betrayal” was especially duplicitous, as he bought into the media narrative that unless we raised our debt limit (to an absurd $15.5 trillion) that we were inviting economic collapse.

Those of us with a little more economic sense understand that it’s the $15.5 trillion that has a much better chance of killing us financially, and not the enforcement of the debt cap. It’s worse though, when polls were telling us that the American public were fully behind Republicans opposing the debt-limit increase (by like 60%). Total capitulation by the Republican leadership, and as another slap in the face to conservatives, they set up this useless unconstitutional, stacked-with-liberals debt commission.

Paul Ryan and the rest of the house leadership are failing in their task that we sent them there for.

http://conservativesonfire.wordpress.com/2011/08/25/ron-paul-votes-against-the-safety-of-our-troops/

http://www.issues2000.org/House/Paul_Ryan.htm

A follow up tweet three minutes later from Ben Domenech

Ben Domenech ‏ @bdomenech

Of course, right after Ryan’s first line, he could easily add “…remember, that’s when I voted for TARP and the auto bailouts.”
5:44 PM – 15 Mar 12

Wish he ran.

Not to criticize too much, but it would be interesting to see if those clamoring for X conservative (Rubio, Ryan, Daniels, etc.) would be standing by him after the liberal media is done searching every cm of his rear end. Reference the temerity conservatives demonstrate towards Sarah Palin and Newt. Ryan is a good man, but he’s also a good party man.

“Damn You **insert name *** is extreme language that has not escaped it’s biblical origins-

“To condemn to hell ” /’eternal damnation’

As I recall Ryan is Catholic & this would be very offensive & hurtful.

How is this praise?

Even in civil terms it is very ruinous & has been in our society for over 450 years.

Not surprised Ryan did not run with admirers like that .

Look, I love Ryan, he is great. But being sharp on policy isn’t the first qualification to be President. Like Santorum, with his resume he wouldn’t even get an interview for the CEO job at a mid-cap company. No executive experience. Ryan needs to do his job – we need people like him doing it – and build his resume, perhaps run for Governor of WI after Walker, and then with some administrative experience under his belt, he will make a great President one day. Same goes for Rubio.

The United States federal government is the largest operation in the world, with a budget greater than the entire economy of every country in the world except for Japan and China. This isn’t some game. People who have no executive experience do not do well; those with some tend to do better. There’s a reason we often elect Governors and Generals and only rarely Senators or Representatives.

It makes no sense to push good people into jobs far over their pay grade and experience. Usually you just ruin them and have lousy results.

All members of Congress secretly see themselves as Presidential material. As long as they keep it to themselves, they don’t hurt anybody.

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