Paul Ryan believes that President Obama has a lot of ideas, just not good ones.
The GOP vice presidential nominee stopped in Oldsmar Saturday to rally support for the GOP presidential ticket. The Wisconsin congressman took the policies of President Obama to task over a variety of issues, most notably on the economy.
About 600 people gathered in R.E. Olds Park to hear the candidate and a variety of Republican figures to increase support for the ticket of Governor Romney and the 42-year-old Wisconsin Representative.
Among those “opening” for Ryan were Congressmen Gus Bilirakis and Bill Young, former St. Pete mayor Rick Baker and Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi.
All highly praised the candidate while impressing the importance of Florida to the presidential election, especially the “I-4 corridor”, one of the most coveted areas of real estate by both campaigns.
“He’s a statesman, not a politician. That’s what we need (in Washington)" said Bilirakis.“Who knows the budget better than Paul Ryan? I can’t wait for that debate.”
Ryan has been an energizing jolt for the base of the party, after a stretched out Republican primary where it seemed the conservative wing seemed to back every other conceivable candidate besides Governor Romney, the choice of Ryan has lent a sense of excitement among many within the party.
- Chip Weiner
- Paul Ryan addresses the crowd in Oldsmar Saturday
This article appears in Nov 15-21, 2012.