In no particular order…
I have to remind myself that there are many things on which I profoundly disagree with Secretary Rice because she is so very impressive.
My 11 yr old son walked in the room during Ryan’s speech and asked “Is he 20 years old?”
I am no fan of Huckabee, but he did a good job. He made some pro-life remarks and said that an attack on Catholics is an attack on all. Nice.
Ryan’s comments about life and faith stood out as something more than the perfunctory mentions we have come to expect. He means it.
“Live in a country where everything is free but us.” Bang.
I thought Ryan started out a little slow but by the end he totally had me. I think he came across as smart, upbeat, and not at all scary. Check!
Gov. Martinez did a fine job after that great Condi speech. She has a future.
Gov. Martinez had me at .357 Magnum.
MSNBC will spend all tonight saying how awful the speeches were and all tomorrow how much better they were than Romney’s.
Paul Ryan: “Each one of us bears the image and likeness of the Lord of Life” nuff said.
I can’t wait for the convention to be over so we can go back to hating women.
New Obama ad: My wife was diagnosed and died of cancer during Paul Ryan’s speech.
Most men never get lipstick on their teeth during a speech.
I think my wife likes Paul Ryan better than me. I think I do too.
Paul Ryan should say that Obama cut medicare 716 billion times.
I need that faded Obama poster to cover the hole I made banging my head against the wall.
Paul Ryan could only make that speech because government built the roads and bridges to get there. Oh, right, he took an airplane.
August 30, 2012 at 5:01 am
The only thing that would've made Ryan's speech better would be if he alluded to his "Hey girl" meme.
Could we please switch the order on the ticket? Please?
August 30, 2012 at 2:09 pm
Even though I am actually voting against someone in this election (Against community organizer and chief) not for someone (Mitt) with this ticket we have the potential (emphasize potential) of NOT having a lefty in the white house for 16 years (2 terms = mitt, 2 terms = ryan) At least we will slow the power growth of government and possibly have a choice to place constitutioal judges on the Supreme Court..
August 30, 2012 at 2:34 pm
"I think my wife likes Paul Ryan better than me. I think I do too." God bless you.
August 30, 2012 at 3:08 pm
While I'm with you to some degree nmatayatn, Ryan as VP is a good spot for him. He isn't ready to be the leader of the executive branch having had no experience in that role at any level (the nation just spent 4 years learning that lesson), but as a brilliant policy man, he will be a great asset to Romney for the next 8 years, at which time, I'd be more than happy to see him take the reins. 🙂
August 31, 2012 at 12:32 am
What Wayne said. Our system is designed so the executive branch is actually a different thing from the legislature—specifically, the President is basically a term-limited Roman Emperor (the veto, for instance, is the tribunitia potestas that was the oldest of all powers of Caesar, claimed by Augustus himself). It was probably a deliberate correction to the British system, where the king hasn't had any power since the Hanoverian succession and the Prime Minister is basically just a Super-Whip.
August 31, 2012 at 7:29 pm
Ryan/Rubio in 2020
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