Republicans want Paul Ryan for president

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The republicans are desperate for a viable candidate to run against President Obama in 2012. As of now Michele Bachmann, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, and the funniest of all, Donald Trump, may be the sure-to-lose possibilities next year and that makes for a gloomy forecast indeed.

Now Ryan is best known for his budget busting plan to basically destroy all of the entitlement programs in the country like medicare, medicaid, and social security, not to mention shutting down the new health care plan, climate research, the EPA, clean air and water, and etc. He is also anti-union, which makes him even more unpopular with a lot of Americans.

So why in the world would the Righties want another loser on the ballot? Read the story to find out why:

This Paul-Ryan-for-president business is apparently gaining traction. The head of the Republican National Committee has begun investigating the possibility, writes Jon Ward at the Huffington Post. The reason? RNC chief Reince Priebus is a longtime friend and political ally of Ryan’s—they both hail from Wisconsin—and Priebus has been seeking legal advice on whether he would need to step down if Ryan runs to avoid a conflict of interest.

Ryan has flatly stated he has zero interest in running in 2012 and would prefer to focus on pushing through his budget blueprint. Still, he’s a conservative rising star, and some big names—including Charles Krauthammer here—have been talking up the possibility of drafting him. “The pressure on him to run is clearly increasing,” writes Ward, “as GOP leaders and the activist base remain unsatisfied with the current crop of candidates.”

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Peter Lake

Peter Lake hails from the Midwest, but is now living in Germany. He is a professional writer who spent many years honing his craft at a well known newspaper. Peter originally sent an article to us through the citizen journalist program and decided to stay. We are glad he did.

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