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http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a43220/paul-ryan-aipac-speech/WASHINGTON, D.C.All three of the remaining presidential candidates got the prime speaking slots Monday night at the annual AIPAC policy conference, to which we were not invited, alas, although that seems to have been somewhat epidemic. But any chance we get to hear Paul Ryan, the zombie-eyed granny starver from the state of Wisconsin, talk about foreign policy, the area in which Joe Biden literally laughed him out of the campaign in 2012, is one that we never should pass up. (Remember when Ryan explained to us that, in Afghanistan, it snows during the winter? Gravitas!) Of all the barefaced pandering that went on yesterday, and Hillary Rodham Clinton was singing in tune Monday afternoon, the face of Ryan's pandering was the barest of all, and not just because he's lost the scruff he was cultivating a few months back. This was a guy doing more than rattling the saber. He was swinging it around his head until the air whistled. And, yes, this was a guy who's still thinking about being president, no matter how many non-facts he burbles out on the topic to various interviewers.
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" And so I want to leave you with this: I think we need to build a confident America. And the way I see it, a confident America does not shirk our commitments or shunt aside our allies. "A confident America does not distance itself from Israel or cozy up to Iran. A confident America keeps its word. It stands by our allies. It stands by Israel. Because that is what will keep the peace. That is what will keep us safe. That is what both of our countries need to thrive. "I know I just threw a lot at you. And you probably are thinking, 'What does a guy from Janesville, Wisconsin care about Israel?' But before I leave, I just wanted to say that there's actually a vibrant Jewish community in my state. And it's one that I'm very proud of."
Some of his best friends, you know
Yeah, he's running. By not running, but he's running.
putitinD
(1,551 posts)FLPanhandle
(7,107 posts)That would be a disaster of epic proportions.
I would be glued to the TV with popcorn.
elljay
(1,178 posts)to join with the Trump protesters in solidarity. Nothing would please me more than helping the Republicans to cannibalize one another.
Reter
(2,188 posts)Probably 40 states for Ryan.
erpowers
(9,350 posts)I do not think it would be that bad. I think Hillary Clinton has a chance to beat him. There is a chance that the race would be close. In addition, it seems Paul Ryan would be her biggest competition. However, in the end, I think she would still pull it off. I am not sure Ryan could bring in enough new votes, or pull enough of the Obama coalition from Hillary Clinton. Would Trump's angry supporters vote for Paul Ryan? Could he get enough young voters to vote for him?
Hekate
(90,930 posts)I am so looking forward to the ensuing war.
erpowers
(9,350 posts)I have been thinking for a few days that Paul Ryan actually wants to run for President, especially now that it seems that Hillary Clinton could be vulnerable to the right Republican. How long did he claim he did not want to be Speaker of the House? Then all of a sudden he gave his list of requirements for him to be Speaker of the House. I have been thinking for days that Paul Ryan would be the 2016 Republican nominee.
Atman
(31,464 posts)It wouldn't take much to sound like the reasonable guy in the GOP at this point, and this speech is exactly that. "Hey, look! I'm not bat shit crazy like the other guys!" Make no mistake about it.
Be afraid...he's no better than Cruz. Well, maybe a little better. At least he's not, uh...well...he's, you know, like kind of sane. A little bit.