Rep. Paul Ryan delivered his CPAC speech this morning and started off by zinging his own party: “Nice to be in a room full of conservatives for a change.”
Paul Ryan: "It's great to be in a room full of Conservatives for a change" He sure is right. #tcot #CPAC2013 pic.twitter.com/sNiVZZ1qgZ
— jake loft (@l0ftzilla) March 15, 2013
Unlike Donald Trump’s flop, Ryan’s speech was standing room only.
Standing room only for @RepPaulRyan #CPAC2013
— Kira Ayn Davis (@RealKiraDavis) March 15, 2013
http://twitter.com/katyabram/statuses/312559757296799744
More from his CPAC address:
Crowd greets Cong Paul Ryan – and mention of his hometown of Janesville, WI – with enthusiastic applause and standing o at #cpac2013.
— Steve Edwards (@dailyedwardian) March 15, 2013
Hey girl. It's Paul Ryan #cpac2013 #swoon pic.twitter.com/mHoVOED6YT
— Jade Nicole Perry (@JadeNicolePerry) March 15, 2013
Ryan: "This has been a great week. We got white smoke from the Vatican. And we got a budget from the Senate." #CPAC
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) March 15, 2013
Ryan on Dem budget: "The Vatican's not the only place blowing smoke this week." #cpac2013
— Pema Levy (@pemalevy) March 15, 2013
https://twitter.com/adamsavader/status/312560708304908288
Paul Ryan on balancing the budget: "Stop spending money we don't have; it's that simple." If only they understood. #CPAC2013
— RGP (@RepubGrlProbs) March 15, 2013
"Every family lives on a budget and so should Washington." -Congressman Paul Ryan #CPAC2013 #commonsense
— Joe Oleksak (@jaoleksak) March 15, 2013
Ryan: "We're not balancing the budget as an accounting exercise… we're trying to improve people's lives." #CPAC2013
— Michal Conger (@MichalConger) March 15, 2013
Another one-liner that went over well with the audience:
The President says we are in recovery, but I say we are in critical care says Ryan at #CPAC2013
— Laine Milam (@lainemilam) March 15, 2013
Paul Ryan: We're on a verge of a debt crisis. #CPAC2013
— Laura Byrne (@Byrne_Notices) March 15, 2013
#CPAC: Ryan – the government is saying that if we save and plan ahead, we're suckers. #TWTC13CPAC
— Al Maurer (@acmaurer50) March 15, 2013
Paul Ryan: We have to grow the economy. #CPAC2013
— Laura Byrne (@Byrne_Notices) March 15, 2013
https://twitter.com/SarahMuro/status/312561792800935939
Ryan on the nat'l debt: "We have to tackle this problem before it tackles us."
— David Freddoso (@freddoso) March 15, 2013
Ryan: "When govt does too much, it doesn't do anything well."
— David Freddoso (@freddoso) March 15, 2013
Paul Ryan speaking #CPAC13. We have to fix entitlements. We need to make govt leaner. Duty of govt is to secure rights
— MyGovCost (@mygovcost) March 15, 2013
#CPAC: Ryan – we find our fulfillment in our communities, our relationships with other people, not in government #TWTC13CPAC
— Al Maurer (@acmaurer50) March 15, 2013
Paul Ryan: Leaders don't just speak up. They listen too. #CPAC2013
— Laura Byrne (@Byrne_Notices) March 15, 2013
Ryan pointing to private initiative to create jobs, not gov bailouts or intrusion. "Work gives people more than a paycheck" #CPAC2013
— Laine Milam (@lainemilam) March 15, 2013
Ryan: Government must work for them not against them. But first, government must work. #CPAC
— Faith Goldy ن (@FaithGoldy) March 15, 2013
"Chaos is fertile soil for liberalism" -Paul Ryan #Cpac2013
— matt whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) March 15, 2013
Ryan on his budget @ #cpac: "our budget offers an end to the brinksmanship, it restores regular order"
— jimrutenberg (@jimrutenberg) March 15, 2013
"We trim government back to its proper size, we reduce the budget." -Paul Ryan #CPAC2013
— Jackie Wellfonder (@Wellfonder) March 15, 2013
So, how’d he do? Conservative viewers loved the speech:
https://twitter.com/adamsavader/status/312563831882784768
https://twitter.com/nhflatlander/status/312563535404220417
@PRyan electrifying the crowd with: "They are the party of shared hardship. We are the party of equal opportunity!"
— CPAC (@CPAC) March 15, 2013
This guy should have been our Vice President. Not the buffoon we have now. #PaulRyan
— RBe (@RBPundit) March 15, 2013
Twitchy will have video for you as soon as it is available.
Update: Here’s video of Paul Ryan’s speech.
