Paul Ryan
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Once More With 'The Vision Thing'
It was George H.W. Bush who reportedly dismissed an idea from a friend that he should spend time at Camp David thinking about what he might do should he become president. According to a January 26, 1987 article in Time magazine, Bush is said to have dismissed the suggestion with this line: "Oh, the vision thing." Now comes the new speaker of the House, Rep. Paul Ryan, who is not only embracing the "vision thing," but is accusing his fellow Republicans of not having any vision at all.
Speaker Ryan, Cruz & Rubio Score Big, the Biggest Loser
Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin became Speaker Ryan [Thursday] morning. In doing so, he becomes the youngest speaker of the House in nearly 150 years. He is now second in the line of presidential succession, behind Vice President Joe Biden. While I have concerns about some of Ryan's positions, I will say this for the new leader of the House: Well-known for his devotion to policy solutions, Paul Ryan is one of his party's most articulate spokesmen. There will be many contentious battles in the weeks and months ahead, and his ability to articulate a conservative vision for the country will be tested like never before.
Paul Ryan Starts Off on Wrong Foot With Budget Deal
Grass-roots conservatives have many unrealistic expectations and political objectives. And then sometimes they have a good point. The new budget deal arranged by John Boehner and Democrats — approving $50 billion of additional spending in 2016 and $30 billion in 2017 — will be split between domestic discretionary programs and defense. Cuts will supposedly take effect in 2025, by which time this deal is likely to be buried under a dozen budget debates and a trillion dollars of bad memories for fiscal conservatives.
The Man of the House
Plenty of important things happened in 1869 — Ulysses S. Grant was inaugurated, the first college football game was held, even *War and Peace* was published. It was also the last time America had a Speaker of the House as young as Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.). At 45, the Wisconsin dad won't just be putting a new face on the GOP, but an energetic one. Of course, what the former VP candidate lacks in age, he more than makes up for in experience. As the Washington Post points out, he's logged 6,143 days in the House (only 1,000 less than John Boehner) — and he'll need every bit of that practice to help pull Republicans out of the mire they find themselves in.
House Hunters: GOP Shops for New Leader
If you thought the 2016 elections were heating up, you should see the House Speaker's race! In the frenzy since John Boehner's (R-Ohio) resignation, the back and forth over who will succeed him has seemed more like a daytime drama with the main characters constantly changing. This week, the saga over the most-watched seat on Capitol Hill took another twist now that Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) is seriously considering the job many are drafting him for.
Farewell to Clock Boy
Don't cry, America, but we are losing Ahmed Mohamed. The 14-year-old Muslim boy who built a clock (sort of) that some people mistook for a bomb (it looked like a bomb) is leaving with his family to live in Qatar. Ahmed said at a press conference on Capitol Hill [Tuesday] that he was leaving the U.S. because it is "hard" growing up in America and "going to school being a Muslim." (If he thinks it's tough here, trying going to school as a girl in Afghanistan.) I guess that sort of makes him a reverse Muslim refugee.
Ryan's Conditions for Speaker Run
"If I can truly be a unifying figure, then I will gladly serve."
Who is the Real Con Man: Ryan or Krugman?
Writing about Republicans in U.S. House of Representatives, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman says Paul Ryan is "basically, the best con man they've got." He goes on to characterize the modern Republican Party" as "a post-policy enterprise, which doesn't do real solutions to real problems."
With McCarthy Out, Is Ryan Up?
The Wisconsin Republican may be the man to unite the party.