Written by Jeff Rumage
Mitt Romney announced Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Janesville) as his vice presidential running mate Saturday morning.
Ryan, 42, has served in the House of Representatives for 14 years, currently chairing the House Budget Committee and serving on the House Ways and Means Committee. In January 2010, Ryan gained attention nationwide after unveiling his "Roadmap for America’s Future."
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Romney formally made his VP announcement on a tour of the U.S.S. Wisconsin in Norfolk, VA. In the announcement, Romney said Ryan is an "intellectual leader of the Republican Party."
Romney also said Paul understands that people can have honest disagreements without making personal attacks.
"There are a lot of people in the other party ," Romney said.
- : This is Patch's main story on the announcement, breaking just after Romney announced his choice via a smartphone app. It was updated to include excerpts from Ryan's acceptance speech in Norfolk, Va.
- : Here's the text of Ryan's speech as prepared before the official announcement with Romney in Norfolk, Va. In it, Ryan says Romney has the "courage to tell you the truth."
- : Who is Paul Ryan? Here's a report on his political history, characterized by a quick rise onto the national political scene.
- : Here's a gallery we pulled together with photos of Ryan working in Wisconsin over the past year.
Yet Obama failed miserably with his investment into Solyndra by the FEDS. We need a leader that really understands how to invest Americans hard earned profits into furthering USA. That choice is clear... Romney and Ryan.
You call making trillions of dollars by shipping US jobs overseas great? "Yet Obama failed miserably with his investment into Solyndra by the FEDS." He wasn't the only one to invest in a failed solar panel maker. Rmoney, as governor of Massachusetts, dumped a bunch of money into Konarka. "We need a leader that really understands how to invest Americans hard earned profits into furthering USA. That choice is clear... Romney and Ryan." A one-term governor who sells jobs to the lowest bidder and a congressman who has only had two bills he sponsored in the decade-plus he's been in the House pass? Give me a break.
These are the type of exports out of O’hare. Optical, photographic, cinematographic, & measuring equipment, Medical / surgical instruments Pharmaceutical products, Aircraft parts, Organic and inorganic chemicals, Rare-earth metals, Glass and glassware, Vehicles, parts and accessories Tools & cutlery Essential oils, soaps, perfume, Starches, glues, enzymes Furniture; Musical instruments & art Games and sports equipment Meat & fish, dairy produce, Beverages & spirits Apparel, foot ware Oil seeds / fruits, grains, seeds, Textiles & fabrics Clocks and watches Cut flowers In 2001 Chicago regional employment was about 3,500,000. In 2008 the region employed about 3,400,000. In 2009 under Obama the region employed about 3,200,000 and it continued to get worse to about 3,100,000 in 2010. Seems to me all of the export business has created a lot of jobs or at least kept the jobs stable until Obama arrived. Jobs plummeted yet dollars of exports did better. Now how can that be. So who is exporting the jobs. Must be Obama and whom is gaining more tax revenue must be Obama yet the debt skyrockets with Obama and less jobs more tax dollars.
I am all for it.