Romney to announce running mate Saturday in Va.

Paul Ryan? VERY GOOD choice.
(although I think this means Romney will not win in Florida).

Ryan is smart. Ryan is capable. Ryan is experienced. Ryan isn't old and tired.
Ryan is all those things ... Obama, Biden and Romney aren't. He'll outshine them all.

It was a smart choice to go with.

Is it just me, or is it kind of odd that Romney is picking a VP and he doesn't even have the nomination locked up yet. Seems so weird that he is just going ahead with this like business as usual when there is another Republican still in the race.

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exactly what came up to my mind , but i don't know that much about the rules , so ill be waiting like you for someone who can tell us if this is a legal and a smart move.

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It's kinda like, move along, nothing to see here. The GOP is acting like there isn't another dog in this race. Completely ignoring Ron Paul, his delegates, and his campaign for presidency. I'm sure many Ron Paul supporters won't take kindly to this.

Originally posted by ownbestenemy

Originally posted by beezzer
What everyone might consider is that the country is going down the poop drain. Obama has a lousy record and will only make things worse.

Romney/Ryan might have a chance at fixing what Bush and Obama broke.

Sadly Beez I don't think any ticket, even a Ron Paul one, will fix it. Right now the culture in Congress is to "get it". By that I mean, get all you can. Hand outs, corporate and individual. I mean really, does anyone on either side of the aisle think Senator Reid has the State of Nevada in its best interest? It is about power and keeping that power.

It won't be easy, it won't be popular. It won't be pleseant. But growing up and breaking away from the government nipple isn't supposed to be nice.

That is the rational you coming out. Washington is far from it. Cynical I know, but it is reality. Until good people with solid character start to occupy positions of representation, the cycle will continue.

...scrap the Constitution and give up on this great experiment of ours

Most of it has already been effectively and with subtle approval, sidestepped by the American people. Citizens bemoan and clamor about it all the time, but come election day they send the same cronies back to the Hill with the mentality that it isn't their representative that is gutting them. Sadly, the culture of politics is always dirty but ours is beyond that.

Ideally, I'd like to see solutions. But I would settle for a move, any move in the right direction. I'm not at the point where I'm ready to throw in the towel.

Yet.

Originally posted by beezzer
What everyone might consider is that the country is going down the poop drain. Obama has a lousy record and will only make things worse.

Romney/Ryan might have a chance at fixing what Bush and Obama broke.

It won't be easy, it won't be popular. It won't be pleseant. But growing up and breaking away from the government nipple isn't supposed to be nice.

The difficult part will be convincing the american "entitlement-mindset" that they need to stop relying on government to be their safety net.

Our original form of government was not designed to be a socialist nanny-state. Now that it is, we need to either break away from the mindset pervasive in our society

or

scrap the Constitution and give up on this great experiment of ours.

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Romney / Ryan are heading to the White House for the Republicans.

It's a done deal.

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The American people are not going to re-elect a loser who hands them a GDP of 1.5%.

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President Mitt Romney is going to have to do some financial gymnastics to contend with

our $16 Trillion National Debt.

Originally posted by FlyersFan
Paul Ryan? VERY GOOD choice.
(although I think this means Romney will not win in Florida).

Ryan is smart. Ryan is capable. Ryan is experienced. Ryan isn't old and tired.
Ryan is all those things ... Obama, Biden and Romney aren't. He'll outshine them all.

It was a smart choice to go with.

Romney / Ryan will win Florida. -- Sky high unemployment rate -

Price of gas going higher.

GDP Growth 1.5% and slowing.


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James Carville was right. It's the economy stupid.

on CNN now

politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com...

(CNN) – Mitt Romney's campaign announced Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as the Republican candidate's running mate as he begins a four-day, four-state bus tour. Romney and Ryan will appear together at an event in Norfolk, Virginia, at 9 a.m. ET. Watch the event live on CNN, or on CNN.com.

Refresh this page for updates as news continues to break.



Romney and Ryan sat down in person on Aug. 5, campaign aide confirms.—
Rachel Streitfeld (@streitfeldcnn) August 11, 2012


Romney and Ryan sat down in person on Aug. 5, campaign aide confirms.

The election is lost for Romney!

Originally posted by fnpmitchreturns
on CNN now

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(CNN) – Mitt Romney's campaign announced Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as the Republican candidate's running mate as he begins a four-day, four-state bus tour. Romney and Ryan will appear together at an event in Norfolk, Virginia, at 9 a.m. ET. Watch the event live on CNN, or on CNN.com.

Refresh this page for updates as news continues to break.



Romney and Ryan sat down in person on Aug. 5, campaign aide confirms.—
Rachel Streitfeld (@streitfeldcnn) August 11, 2012


Romney and Ryan sat down in person on Aug. 5, campaign aide confirms.

The election is lost for Romney!

- 1st Red Flag -----------------------on CNN now.

Rasmussen has Romney ahead.

Romney 46%

Obama 44%

I see President Mitt Romney winning with 285 Electoral Votes !

Mods, can we please get all these Romney to pick VP threads consolidated ?

Oh great.......a Democrat in a Republican suit with a partisan hack propagandist for VP.

Thanks GOP. Way to really screw us all and give Obama another term.

Originally posted by Eurisko2012
Romney / Ryan will win Florida. -- Sky high unemployment rate -
Price of gas going higher.

For some odd reason, people aren't looking at the fact that Obama's unemployment rate has been really, really high this whole time .. and they are ignoring gas prices. They ignore Fast and Furiouis .. which is worse than Watergate. They ignore all the lies he's been caught in. etc etc It's bizzare. The polls out of Florida have Obama ahead. Real Clear Politics

Originally posted by FlyersFan

Originally posted by Eurisko2012
Romney / Ryan will win Florida. -- Sky high unemployment rate -
Price of gas going higher.

For some odd reason, people aren't looking at the fact that Obama's unemployment rate has been really, really high this whole time .. and they are ignoring gas prices. They ignore Fast and Furiouis .. which is worse than Watergate. They ignore all the lies he's been caught in. etc etc It's bizzare. The polls out of Florida have Obama ahead. Real Clear Politics

Words of wisdom: Real Clear Politics = All Polls

Most of the polls have shamelessly stacked their polls with democrats.

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Go to Rasmussen for a clear picture of what is going on.

I have seen a lot of elections in the past. During the last 3 days you will see the other

polls mysteriously move their numbers closer to the Rasmussen numbers.

They do that for 1 reason: credibility

This is also a great Electoral Tracker: USA Today

- USA Today - I see Romney with 285 Electoral Votes

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Maybe people have realized that unemployment rates and gas prices are not the only reason to vote for a candidate. Fast and Furious has turned out to be more of a rhetorical landmine for the Republicans and does not have any teeth with the regular Joes.

Add all that to the fact that Romney has not given us a reason to vote for him, since he has not shown how he would take care of ANY of the current problems, and you have a big potential for failure come November.

Originally posted by sheepslayer247
reply to post by FlyersFan

 

Maybe people have realized that unemployment rates and gas prices are not the only reason to vote for a candidate. Fast and Furious has turned out to be more of a rhetorical landmine for the Republicans and does not have any teeth with the regular Joes.

Add all that to the fact that Romney has not given us a reason to vote for him, since he has not shown how he would take care of ANY of the current problems, and you have a big potential for failure come November.

Obama has not given any reason to re-elect him for a 2nd term.

Obama runs from his own record and simply attacks Romney with negative ads.

Chris Matthews also wants to know - how - Obama will fix anything.

Paul Ryan is an excellent choice. Like Flyers Fan said he is brilliant, young and has a solid plan to turn this economy around. This team will focus on just that. Ryan's economic bill passed in the House but was defeated
in the Senate. He is an economics major, just what we want and need to get this country back on track.

Their campaign will focus on our economy, creating jobs, lowering unemployment, tax cuts and lowering the deficit.

People are sick and tired of the tit for tat politics we have been seeing and want someone to focus on the issues at hand. Ryan is fresh with good ideas and knows how to implement those ideas to bring about a different course for America.

The Dems will continue with a negative campaign because they have nothing positive to offer. I really think the people have had enough of the rhetoric from both sides. Excited to see what kind of energy Ryan will inject into this race.

Pax

Originally posted by FlyersFan
Paul Ryan? VERY GOOD choice.
(although I think this means Romney will not win in Florida).

Ryan is smart. Ryan is capable. Ryan is experienced. Ryan isn't old and tired.
Ryan is all those things ... Obama, Biden and Romney aren't. He'll outshine them all.

It was a smart choice to go with.

Ryan is NOT a 'smart' individual, at least not in the academic sense. Well spoken and politically savvy in certain situations, yes, but his understanding of economics is on par with many 2nd or 3rd year undergrads. This isn't all that surprising given his education consists only of a Bachelor's from a midtier university. You can't 'street smarts' your way into deep economic theory, regardless of how 'brilliant' you might be. Ryan is not brilliant or even intellectually curious, so listening to him on economic matters is problemmatic at best. Even qualified people who would normally agree with his general type of economic philosophy think his math is garbage.

Originally posted by paxnatus
Paul Ryan is an excellent choice. Like Flyers Fan said he is brilliant, young and has a solid plan to turn this economy around. This team will focus on just that. Ryan's economic bill passed in the House but was defeated
in the Senate. He is an economics major, just what we want and need to get this country back on track.

Their campaign will focus on our economy, creating jobs, lowering unemployment, tax cuts and lowering the deficit.

People are sick and tired of the tit for tat politics we have been seeing and want someone to focus on the issues at hand. Ryan is fresh with good ideas and knows how to implement those ideas to bring about a different course for America.

The Dems will continue with a negative campaign because they have nothing positive to offer. I really think the people have had enough of the rhetoric from both sides. Excited to see what kind of energy Ryan will inject into this race.

Pax

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The latest ad called Mitt Romney a murderer.

Where do they go from there?

Democrat Lanny Davis said Obama should repudiate the ad.

-- Team Obama is truly desperate. --

Originally posted by samcrow

Originally posted by FlyersFan
Paul Ryan? VERY GOOD choice.
(although I think this means Romney will not win in Florida).

Ryan is smart. Ryan is capable. Ryan is experienced. Ryan isn't old and tired.
Ryan is all those things ... Obama, Biden and Romney aren't. He'll outshine them all.

It was a smart choice to go with.

Ryan is NOT a 'smart' individual, at least not in the academic sense. Well spoken and politically savvy in certain situations, yes, but his understanding of economics is on par with many 2nd or 3rd year undergrads. Even people who would normally agree with his type of economic philosophy think his math is garbage.

Everybody knows the Paul Ryan is 10 times smarter than Joe Biden.

During the VP debate Joe Biden will be forced to just yell like a nut and just

stall for time. -- is the debate over yet ??? --

Originally posted by Eurisko2012Everybody knows the Paul Ryan is 10 times smarter than Joe Biden.

Crap that stinks less than other crap is still crap.

Did you have a point?