Paul Ryan

10 Things You Didn't Know About Paul Ryan

U.S. News (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008

The Wisconsin congressman is a potential vice presidential pick for John McCain.

Public Financing After Davis

Election Law (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008

Paul Ryan has these thoughts on the Campaign Legal Center blog....

Drilling For Votes And Profits

Rock Netroots (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008

President Bush lifted an executive ban on offshore oil and gas drilling yesterday, putting more pressure on Congress to address oil company calls to open more federal land for domestic energy exploration. Our Rep. Paul Ryan jumped on this as another opportunity to bash Congress again in the third person! Bonus Video: Watch A U.S. Congressman Shill For Big Oil According to Ryan, drilling in ANWR alone...

Is Paul Ryan lowering expectations or talking down McCain’s chances in Wisconsin?

Pundit Nation (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008

It’s one thing to lower expectations for your candidate, but it almost sounds as if Rep. Paul Ryan is throwing in the towel on McCain’s prospects in Wisconsin : From the LaCrosse Tribune Congressman Ryan says McCain "definitely underdog" MADISON — A possible running mate for John McCain heaped praise on Democrat Barack Obama’s campaign Thursday and said polls showing him way ahead in Wisconsin are...

It’s Official: Ryan Will Challenge Change

Rock Netroots (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008

After spending 10 years in Congress reinforcing the status quo and rubberstamping Bush initiatives, Rep. Paul Ryan has officially announced he will be seeking two more years of the same. Racine Post Excerpt : Ryan has proposed opening domestic sources of oil to drilling and using the royalties paid by oil companies to the federal government to fund a “Manhattan Project” to develop alternative and renewable...

Sorry, Paul Ryan is no Dan Quayle

Pundit Nation (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008

Okay, so Paul Ryan apparently has a VP checklist , and while Craig Gilbert does have to do something for the paper when he’s not checking his pseudonymous Job Noggin account , it’s time to clear this matter up: Paul Ryan will not be John McCain’s vice presidential nominee. Too young, too unknown, too right wing—and he could not, in any event, deliver Wisconsin . Need more? How about Ryan’s record?...

Veepstakes best bets are D.C. insiders

JSOnline (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008

Washington - Ask Paul Ryan why he gets mentioned from time to time in the speculation about John McCain's future running mate, and he recites what he calls "the checklist."

Who’s against saving energy through public transportation?

Pundit Nation (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008

Why, US Rep. Paul Ryan, of course.

The Uncommon Blog of Iowa: Rep. Paul Ryan & Rep. Richard Neal Go Toe to Toe on AMT

BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 06/28/2008

My apologies for the poor video, but the audio is good - somewhat. [...]

What's The "Difference?"

The Happy Circumstance (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008

Let's fisk this from Rep Ryan, shall we? The quote is from a State Journal interview. "I think, Keep your options open, ' " Ryan said in a recent interview. "I don 't want to be in politics my whole life. I want to be there long enough to make a difference. " Paul Ryan has been in Washington for 5 terms, three of them with a Republican President and Congress. Why didn't he make a difference from a...

Novak on Ryan

Badger Blog Alliance (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008

Columnist Robert Novak has a piece today on Wisconsin's own conservative barbarian-at-the-gate, Rep. Paul Ryan. Here's the money: Ryan, 38, top Republican on the House Budget Committee, has been working closely with freshman Rep. Kevin McCarthy, 43, who has been named chairman of the national platform by Minority Leader John Boehner, and Rep. Eric Cantor of Virginia, 45, the party's chief deputy whip....

Ryan's Roadmap for McCain

BackyardConservative (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008

Robert Novak on Rep. Paul Ryan's (R-WI) reform plan for America, which he presented to Sen. McCain. As yet, no response from the McCain team. Will they meet the challenge, give it a serious look?: Actually, to embrace Ryan's Roadmap requires more political insight than courage. Ryan was met with enthusiastic approval at some 35 town meetings in his southern Wisconsin industrial district, where he...

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A chance for McCain

Today's Tribune-Review (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008

When John McCain met privately with Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin after a political event in the Milwaukee suburbs May 29, the Republican presidential candidate might not have realized that he had just come face to face with an opportunity and a test.

The Fiscal Wake-Up Tour Visits Milwaukee With Congressman Paul Ryan As Guest Panelist

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 06/23/2008

WASHINGTON, June 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On June 30, The Concord Coalition will join with the Honorable David M. Walker and federal budget analysts from The Brookings Institution and The Heritage Foundation for a presentation of its Fiscal Wake-Up Tour in Milwaukee. The event will be hosted in coordination with the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce and Marquette University Law School. ...

The Ryan revolution for the economy

PrairiePundit (Free subscription) | 06/23/2008

Robert Novak : When John McCain met privately with Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin after a political event in the Milwaukee suburbs May 29, the Republican presidential candidate might not have realized that he had just come face to face with an opportunity and a test. Ryan showed him his plan to reform the economy. McCain expressed interest and said he would turn it over to his campaign's economists. That...