Paul Ryan: I'd "consider" vice presidential run

(CBS News) Republican Congressman Paul Ryan left the door open Sunday to running as the GOP's vice presidential candidate, telling CBS' "Face the Nation" that he'd "consider it" if asked.

Ryan, speaking with CBS News' Norah O'Donnell, initially said he was "so focused" on his current job at the moment that a vice presidential bid was "something I'm not even considering right now."

When pressed, however, Ryan said he would "consider" taking the job if asked.

"It's just something I'm not even considering right now," the Wisconsin Republican told O'Donnell initially. "I'm so focused on my job in Congress. If I wanted to be president or vice president so badly I would have run for president. I don't - so I didn't.

"Let's not underestimate how important Congress is in all of this," he continued. "I'm focused on trying to prevent a debt crisis with my job as chairman of the budget committee."

"But you would consider it?" O'Donnell prompted.

"I would consider it. But it's not even something in my mind, because it's a decision someone else makes at a later time. It's a bridge I haven't even gotten close to having to cross," Ryan said. "So in the meantime I think it's important to do my job and give the country a choice and try and prevent a debt crisis from taking down our economy and destroying the livelihood of our children."

[royalstar05]

If they want to avoid a debt crisis, stop stealing from the funds for other things. And pass Universal Health Care, then you could do away with Medicare.

[taylorsucram]

Mr. Ryan, Mr. Santorum and Mr. Romney here are my sincere thoughts on you, your party and your speeches ...

"Let us stop this nonsense, these lies that you tell because it pays so well, . . . bad politics is very humiliating, I was really getting sick. It is terrifying to watch you speaking the dialogue taken from old, disproven ideas, to face a public that does not know "what in the world" they are doing, in a nominating process so bad that it is not even worth exploring. Let us reach a higher level, let us attain a higher calling and think of all mankind. Let us do the right thing and take our silly collective behinds and jump off a cliff."

[fwd23515]

Ever notice how Paul Ryan has the same crazy look and politician hair as his state's governor, Scott Walker? Or, for that matter, Rick Santorum?

[norcalruss]

Paul Ryan: I'd "consider" vice presidential run
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I'd consider slapping the smirk off this one-percenter nerd's face.

[Russell9969]

Look at all and 99% worthless ******* on this post. get a life and a job you queers

[kevjustice]

the jerk wants to gut ss/medicare in order to save it. sort of like when some said during the vietnam conflict "we may have to destroy the village in order to save it". stop spending billions trying to dominate the world then there would be enough $ for ss/medicare. most seniors will vote against the greedy old party.

[Filmguy870]

Lyin' Ryan...why does he look like his Depends are leaking??

[stevex47]

Congress approval rating is like 5 percent, because of birthers like this.

[antoniof123]

Paul Ryan: I'd "consider" vice presidential run

LOL............

The only words that can best describe this clown.

[norcalruss]

Paul Ryan: I'd "consider" vice presidential run
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Look at that smirking, self-promoting, reverse Robin Hood, d00shbag. If Mittens Zombie is dumb enough to choose this delusional, one-percenter sympathizing nerd as a running mate, it will be Obama in 2012 going away.

[WhttevrrWorks]

Dear Wisconsin,

Please vote this guy out of office. He is trading our Senior's Healthcare for tax cuts to the rich. Why are rich people so desperate that they need tax cuts at the expense of health care for Seniors? Do we really need that commercial where he pushes the grandmother off a cliff to illustrate how he is against the common American and loyal only to the top 1%?

This guy is dangerous for America.

@whttevrr

[newz4me]

He is trading our Senior's Healthcare ... all of our healthcare for "his" personal gain.