Paul Ryan will NOT run for president.

[PeaceNikki]

http://gawker.com/5833308/paul-ryan-wont-run-for-president

After weeks of http://gawker.com/5831480/republicans-will-never-be-satisfied-with-their-presidential-candidates?tag=paulryan">renewed consideration, Rep. Paul Ryan has http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/275250/breaking-paul-ryan-wont-run-daniel-foster#">decided not to run for president. He had plenty of establishment support lined up, but alas, he must "love his family" or something weird.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. So there's still a seat available in the clown car for Palin?

[lib2DaBone]

2. He loves $300 Wine.. and the smell of Senior Citizens burning in the morning...

[Ineeda]

3. I'm rarely one to criticize looks

or to judge people's capacity for their jobs based on their looks. But holy cow! Is that the face of a president?

[PeaceNikki]

7. He just learned that Charles G. Koch paid an additional $12.00 in taxes in 2010.

He was inconsolable for several days.

(comment from Gawker link)

:D

[stevedeshazer]

4. Bummer.

I'll miss all the Eddie Munster jokes.

[FrenchieCat]

5. whew!

We've just dodged a tricycle!

Guess he'll try it in 2016 instead! :patriot:

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. On a serious note, I wonder what is in his closet

[undeterred]

10. He's just emotionally frozen.

He came home and found his father dead while he was in high school. He was the youngest child. I don't think he ever got over it. Identifies with Ayn Rand.

[PeaceNikki]

11. eeek, politics aside, that sucks.

[nadinbrzezinski]

12. Well as horrific as that is,

it does explain some of his politics, but not all.

[spanone]

8. and the world yawned

[undeterred]

9. He just found out there are more constituents waiting at his office

who don't like him.