I'd vote for Paul Ryan... in a heartbeat... but can we deny that Representatives do not win the White House? Who was the last Congressman elected President? Wasn't it Garfield? And wasn't he a Senator-elect when he was sworn in, anyway? I'm splitting hairs, I know... but this is a LOT of history to buck when it comes to Presidential candidates, isn't it?
Successful candidates for the White House come from the Senate or from State governorships... not from the House. Exceptions are only the very rare and exceptionally popular ex-military leaders like Grant and Ike, and the 200-day Presidency of someone like Garfield... who was pretty controversial even if he wasn't the victim of an assassination. Even the most influential Speakers have failed to move into the Executive Branch... probably because they are so often seen as "opposition" to sitting CICs by the public, based on their prominent legislative roles.
I think Ryan is a clear GOP voice in a jungle of liberal babble, and his strength is that his position is clear and well-presented, while his opponents offer nothing in rational rebuttal... only slander and rhetoric. I still haven't decided if his new "Road Map" is the clear answer he presents... but it is a DAMN sight better than what we have now, no question about it.
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