“Paul Ryan” on The Daily Caller

When you think of Republican Congressman Paul Ryan, terms like earnest, serious, and important come to mind. So does the term old-fashioned. Ryan comes from an old-fashioned place, the blue-collar town of Janesville, Wisconsin. He cherishes the old-fashioned values of a faithful family man. He even looks old-fashioned, with his white shirts and striped ties. And he uses old-fashioned argument skills, persuasively weaving big-picture themes with the numbers that back them up. (more)

Republican House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan says he’s on a mission to help elect “more conservatives in Congress to save the country” and plans to endorse in congressional races where there are “clear cut cases between reformers and career people.” (more)

Texas Rep. and GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul released a harsh attack ad Wednesday evening against Newt Gingrich, the former House Speaker and a fellow GOP candidate. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rejecting the idea Congress can’t control its spending impulses, the House turned back a Republican proposal Friday to amend the Constitution to dam the rising flood of federal red ink. Democrats – and a few GOP lawmakers – said damage from the balanced-budget mandate would outweigh any benefits. (more)

If the Obama administration plans to leverage the themes of the Occupy Wall Street movement to win re-election in 2012, Wisconsin Republican Rep. Paul Ryan says America is in for a long, hard ride. (more)

House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan said in an interview with The Daily Caller that he “loves” the idea of having “specific and credible” plans, like presidential candidate Herman Cain’s signature “9-9-9″ proposal, in the national debate about tax policy. (more)

Republican Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin showcased his policy credentials Tuesday at a speech at the Hoover Institution, optimistically making the case that Obama’s health care reform law can be repealed and replaced. (more)

Dozens of police officers were called in to control a raucous crowd Tuesday at a luncheon with Rep. Paul Ryan, as protesters repeatedly interrupted a speech given by the Republican congressman. (more)

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan is closing the door — again — on a run for president in 2012. (more)

It may be shameless cheerleading on the part of Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol or he may have some inside information on the 2012 Republican presidential horse race. (more)

Republican Sen. John Cornyn on Thursday called Paul Ryan a star in the Republican Party and said the Wisconsin congressman would be a “great” GOP candidate for president. (more)

Despite his repeated assertions that he’s not going to run for president in 2012, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan is “strongly considering” getting in the race, according to a report Tuesday. (more)

For conservatives, health care and education aren’t “sexy” policy issues, at least compared to defense and taxes. But Arnold Kling and Nick Schulz argue persuasively in the current issue of National Affairs that conservatives need to immerse themselves in the details of health care and education spending if they want to control the future growth of government. (more)

“What happened to Obama?” The title of liberal professor Drew Westen’s unintentionally humorous essay in Sunday’s New York Times is not so much a question as a lament. And while the mainstream media’s narrative during the debt crisis has been how negotiating with Tea Party conservatives is like negotiating with terrorists, Westen’s piece inadvertently reveals how negotiating with at least some liberals is like negotiating with children. (more)

On “Fox News Sunday,” Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol reiterated his support for a Paul Ryan–Marco Rubio presidential dream ticket. (more)

The office of Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin is reacting to new messaging from Democrats on the Cut, Cap, and Balance (CCB) proposal that the House will soon vote on. (more)

Amid ongoing debt-limit negotiations, the Obama administration Monday sought to tie the Cut, Cap, Balance Act to the budget proposal put forth earlier this year by Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan.  (more)

Here’s some friendly fiscal advice: Any time some Washington big shot like Ben Bernanke or Tim Geithner claims that immediate spending cuts in the debt deal will harm the economy — ignore them. Completely. You know why? Because in this great country of ours, spending never goes down. Never. (more)

As President Barack Obama attempts to own the public spotlight via his first-ever Twitter town hall, several top Congressional Republicans have entered the micro-blogging fray to fight back against the White House’s messaging. (more)

The Democrats’ “super” PAC launched a six-figure ad campaign Monday, just months after accepting sizable donations from wealthy liberals including that scorn of the right, George Soros. (more)