Ryan "absolutely" satisfied with campaign role

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(CBS News) BARTOW, Fla. - Despite hand-wringing from a high-profile Republican over the way Mitt Romney's campaign has used him, Paul Ryan said on Friday he's satisfied with his role in the Republican ticket's bid for the White House.

"We're talking to local people, going around the country, talking to local press -- I'm excited about my role and I feel very comfortable with it," Ryan told reporters during a stop at Walker's Produce here. He was responding to comments by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who said that Romney's campaign wasn't making good enough use of Ryan.

"They not only need to use him out on the trail more effectively, they need to have more of him rub off on Mitt because I think Mitt thinks that way but he's gotta be able to articulate that," Walker said during an interview with radio host Charlie Sykes on Friday morning. "I think he has got a compelling message; he just has to get out and tell it, but I think too many people are restraining him from telling that."

Ryan chalked up Walker's comments to the fact that he's a "good backer" of the congressman. He said he "absolutely" felt like he has been properly utilized, and said he was excited to do events such as the Values Voters Summit in Washington, D.C. last week and a speech to the AARP convention earlier Friday.

Ryan received a negative reaction from the audience at the speech today, and he bemoaned the partisan nature of the debate.

"It's what we've come to expect because the politics of reforming entitlements has become very bitter and it's very unfortunate because if we let the politics get the best of us," he said. "These problems are going to get out of our control. We've got to fix Medicare before it goes bankrupt."

[sjc_1]

Romney would get a $2 million tax break under Ryan's plan. That would have to be made up by taxing 1000 middle class families $2000 more each year. I don't think they would like that.

The old wealthy create jobs lie is worn out. The wealthy put their tax break money in hedge funds that loaned money to middle sized companies at high interest rates, burdening them with debt and reducing jobs.

Go to www.pbs.org Frontline and search "shadow banking"

[sjc_1]

Other banks have cut back on lending altogether, driving many businesses into the shadows. Take the example of Rentech, a clean energy business in Los Angeles that in 2010 was turned down for a loan by its longtime banker. With few other options, the firm turned to multiple hedge funds to borrow $100 million at an interest rate of 12.5 percent.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/business-economy-financial-crisis/money-power-wall-street/shadow-banking-down-from-crisis-but-for-how-long/

[SkeezixB]

The central tabulators will
determine the outcome even as
the candidates disgust the people
in every possible way.

[woodsrocks]

Ryan has big ears and they are placed low on his head. He reminds me of Dumbo. Dumbo and dumber, together at last.

[venusvegasvada]

Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan and the GOP. Taking the Low Road to Victory.

The unapologetic shining lights of the rich and entitled, the greedy and selfish, the Koch Brothers and the Sheldon Adelson's, the haters and bigots, the Hank William Jr's, the uncompromising extremists, the Wall Street lobbyists and the Karl Rove's, Grover Norquist's and Rush Limbaugh's.

It's not that they don't understand what the promise of democracy and freedom is supposed to be for all people, it's just that their interpretation of it puts their personal desires above everyone else's.

It's the "we" part that they have a problem with. The 47% that don't count towards their victory.

To them, it's all about winning. At all costs. No matter what they have to do or say or ignore or prevent or block or twist or promise.

It's about winning and they will not stop until that last vote is counted. They think taking the low road will lead them to victory.

If you don't want to see them interpret the Constitution and lead our country for the next 4 years, then get out and vote.

We can take the High Road or the Low Road.

It's as simple as that.

[zabazim]

Of course he's happy hiding, thinking that maybe people will forget he's tied to Romney and he didn't commit political suicide, But that's just delusional republican thinking.

[TheRealJoeDog]

Lyin' Ryan. What an idiot.

[Eugene2012]

Hard to tell who does a better job of pissing off voters: Romney or Ryan.

[frankcourser]

I agree your doing an outstanding job Paul, Listened to you speak to the AARP today! The older crowd generally respectful and passive boo'd you through your whole line of lies! Ripping off the elderly to give tax breaks to the wealthy is without any morals or conscience. Using your mother as a prop for this sales job is honestly sick! Your budget robs the retired to give $250,000 tax breaks to the likes of your boss Mittens. You have no shame! Even when crowds boo you across the nation!

[GoGoUsa]

I particularly liked how he seemed to act as if the booing was actually some sort of applause. I bet he walked away from that thinking: Yessssss nailed it!

[FormerUSMCSergeant]

Thinking of this fool as VP is as farsical as thinking of Palin as VP.

[leftcoastrocky]

It is a limited role, which gives him time to campaign to keep his congressional seat.