You go to war with the president you have

Check out this clip from the always exciting house floor.



I went through a bunch of the democratic speeches on the new house democratic blog "the gavel". This is by far the best and its not even on the site. I guess the republicans were worried about his speech too because some idiot starts whining in the background. I first heard about this guy when he gave a speech before the 2004 election about internet rumors of a military draft.




There are a bunch of other clips from ryan on you tube. There is even a short documentary on google video about his first race for congress in 2002. The guy curses like a sailor and is cocky bastard but he definitely has the magic. There is a clarity, passion and righteousness that helps reinforce the absurdity of anyone who disagrees with him. Out of all the speeches on the house floor every decade there are probably 0 which i find compelling both in terms of content and style. This guy has given 2 great ones in the past 5 years.

There are other people who try to speak clearly and with passion but in general they are either religious fanatics (all congressional republicans) or egotistical maniacs (Mccain, Lieberman). The other difference is that Ryan tells is right and uses facts and these other guys are wrong and make up lies.

He isn't gay and i don't think he will ever sell out to big business due to his labor roots. As long as he doesn't get caught with too many coked-up hookers he definitely could be a top future choice for president. The whole hookers thing might force him to wait until this generation of voters stops obsession over god worshiping leaders. Though its possible that the current religious pandering and the required characteristic of faith-i-ness of candidates is destined to transition to required competence due to the endless ever spreading war.

I dont know maybe I am being optimistic.