I think Mitt knows he bombed with his wonder boy VP pick

[TheCowsCameHome]

Rmoney was looking to set the conservative world on fire by picking Paul Ryan.

From what I've seen it hasn't helped him a bit, instead he got a warm mug of MittLite.

Anyone else here agree?

[RedSpartan]

1. 100%

I always thought the ticket would be Romney/Rubio. I think they would certainly be doing better than Romney/Ryan right now. I'll bet Romney is regretting his choice (to the extent the choice was his).

[flamingdem]

30. Rubio is too hot now because his buddy David Rivera is about to get indicted!

The two bought a house together that is foreclosing and they were together coming up and Rivera is as corrupt as they come! NO WAY would he have been picked at this time... maybe Ryan was the only one available and not too dirty!

[TroyD]

31. Rubio has also been caught lying about his family background

He lied about when his parents came to America from Cuba. He pretended they were Castro refugees, but it turned out they left Cuba before Castro even came to power.

[flamingdem]

32. Well they'll try to protect the Cuban Wonder Boy

He's one of the only things that they have to use against the Dems demographic advantage going forward.

[madrchsod]

2. i doubt mittens "picked" him

i`m thinking he was placed by the kock brothers....

[fleur-de-lisa]

4. I agree . . .

MittWit was forced to take Eddie Munster.

[Cha]

14. And what political genius did

the kochroach bros have in mind to pick Paul Ryan?

[TroyD]

17. Roger Stone claims the Koch Brothers promised Mittens $$$

If he would take Paul Ryan on his ticket.

[klook]

21. Stone is a complete snake who is ALWAYS up to no good.

The idea is plausible, but for every Roger Stone statement you need at least 2 credible sources to corroborate it.

[central scrutinizer]

3. it may have worked with the Teanderthals but

his pathological lying and inability to give a substantive answer is hurting them with undecided voters who posses a working brain.

[ejbr]

5. I think he wants his cake and to eat it too.

He wants Ryan's conservative credentials without Ryan standing by them. I think he is holding back Ryan who would say and do things differently if he had his druthers. (Not that this would help, mind you.)

[Cosmocat]

6. WTF

would he announce him at 9 am EASTERN on a Saturday morning?

One of his few face cards he had to play in this election, announcing his VP, and he does it at 9 am on a Saturday?

[ejbr]

10. For the same reason he had Clint

Eastwood talk to a chair in lieu of showing a video that even liberals praised. I have no idea.

[CRH]

11. He announced his VP pick Ryan, ...

when he was getting hammered in the press for not releasing his tax returns. It broke the news cycle and miniscule attention span of the press, and has not been an issue since. In some ways he benefitted from putting Ryan as the center of attention before the Sunday talk shows had a go at him on his returns. Now all has been forgotten.

[Heather MC]

7. I don't think Ryan was prepared for national spotlight

He doesn't seem to know about, YT, fact checking, or knowing he can't lie about his record.

[ladym55]

18. I agree

Little Paul is used to batting his big blue eyes and not getting any questions about any of his horse manure. He has shown what small potatoes he is by his inability to handle any of the pressure of a big race. He gets flustered easily and angry when anyone has the gall to question his truthiness.

[tosh]

8. Agree.

And...I hope that Lyin' Ryan is ruined forever.

[Tom Ripley]

9. Little Paulie's not ready for the spotlight; he needs to continue working the small rooms

[Blue Idaho]

12. I'm sure Bishop Willard was told his running mate would be Ryan

And now we an all clearly see Lyin Ryan is a shallow political lightweight unfit to command the nation.

[avebury]

13. K&R nt

[kayakjohnny]

15. I don't think Romney and Ryan even care much for each other. No solid evidence but they don't seem

like a match at all.

They will never have the friendship that Obama does with Biden, that's for sure.

Something tells me it was thrown together so hastily, that they just have to deal with it.

And maybe they know they're screwed, but still have to put up the 'good fight' in order to save face.

My take, anyway.

[klook]

23. I know - Who WOULD be a good running mate for Romney?

He's an outsider in his own party and a bland shell of a candidate who'd be upstaged by a bowl of pudding.

[rurallib]

16. Bombed?? Hell he got $100 million from Dave & Chuck Koch

and let's be honest - $$$$$$$ is all Mitt cares about.

[Generic Brad]

19. I think he was the best possible choice for him

With the plethora of nut jobs at his disposal, Ryan at least had the appearance of credibility.

[Cleita]

20. He actually would have done better with Sarah Palin again.

At least she still has a hard core of supporters.

[Kablooie]

22. Palin Pt. II

[powergirl]

24. I don't think he could get anyone else to run

All of those "up and coming" Repubs at the convention were just auditioning for 2016. And I bet they all passed on the "opportunity" to be Mitten's running mate.

[Doctor Jack]

26. There were stories that other people turned him down

I have read many rumor pieces that Ryan was not Romney's first choice but he couldn't get anyone else he asked to say yes.

[Doctor Jack]

25. Yeah, you don't hear much out of Ryan these days

You get the occasional "Ryan Caught Lying About......" headline but he isn't in the spotlight like he was many weeks ago. He seems to have really fizzled out.

[lob1]

27. The problem is, Ryan has to keep throwing himself under the bus.

Ryan's reputation is as a straight talker, but he can't say what he thinks because it conflicts with Mitt's stance. Mitt has stolen Ryan's mojo. But it doesn't matter who Mitt picked, the result would be the same. He or she would have to adapt Mitt's platform, even if no one knows what that is, and his or her pluses would become minuses.

[MrSlayer]

28. I don't think there is anyone he could have picked that would help.

He himself is the main problem. People just don't like him.

[iemitsu]

29. maybe ryan will go rogue on romney?

he is an attention craving, backwater, canker-blossom who should be sent back to janesville.
there, he can attend the high school football games and lie about his past game scores, he can tell the track runners that he is faster, and he can tell the guys at the local bar that his dick is big but everyone will be laughing at him for being walter mitty.

[HopeHoops]

33. Yep - he picked a Palin.