That escalated quickly.
The Republican movement to draft Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) to run for House Speaker enlisted Mitt Romney, Ryan’s former 2012 running mate, Friday afternoon.
Romney confirmed to NPR that he talked with Ryan over the phone, although he was coy about the subject of the call.
“I wouldn’t presume to tell Paul what to do, but I do know that he is a man of ideas who is driven to see them applied for the public good,” Romney said. “Paul has a driving passion to get America back on a path of growth and opportunity.”
Paul mania reached a fever pitch Friday, after Rep. Kevin McCartney (R-CA), widely viewed as John Boehner’s likely successor, dropped out of the race on Thursday.
The clueless counseling the feckless.
“Paul has a driving passion to get America back on a path of growth and opportunity.”
Yeah who can forget how the Ryan Budget or how Ryan sponsored the effort to change the way the GAO calculates deficits…Yeah more of that shit PLEASE…
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how desperate some in the GOP are to avoid an embarrassing fight for Speaker–gotta keep those TeaTurds out of the media, and the coverage, because eventually, people will realize that they’re stark, raving mad zombies. So they bring in a twice-failed candidate for President who instituted the equivalent of Obamacare to convince the Zombie Known As Paul Ryan to run for Speaker.
Breathtaking.
Romney - Hey Paul, it’s your old friend Mitt. The Republican party needs you right now to step into this speaker role. This is a great opportunity, don’t you think?
Ryan - Fuck that Mitt, I’m a young man with a future. Why don’t you take the job if it’s such a great opportunity? I mean your political career is over, done, dead.
Romney - So I’ll let the boys know you’re a solid maybe.
Ryan - Fuck off, and stop calling me.
Surely Paul Ryan will heed the advice of someone of such integrity as Mittens. [snort]