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"Paul Ryan says GOP has to pick its fights with Obama" January 27, 2013
WASHINGTON — Representative Paul Ryan Ryan said at the National Review Institute’s weekend conference on the future of conservatism, the major theme of the three-day meeting of conservative activists who also heard from Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin and Senator Ted Cruz of Texas....
Republicans said despite the losses, the party could return to power by projecting optimism and attracting new voters with a message of economic opportunity.
Walker, a star among conservatives after surviving a union-led campaign to recall him from office, said government needed ‘‘brown-bag common sense,’’ a reference to his frugal practice of packing his own lunch of ham-and-cheese sandwiches every day....
Cruz said Obama’s policies would drive many voters to Republicans just as many Americans turned to Ronald Reagan after the economic turmoil of the late 1970s.
Looking ahead, Ryan rejected the notion that Republicans were ‘‘in the wilderness,’’ noting that the party controls the House and most statehouses. But he said Obama’s victory over Romney meant that Republicans would need to recalibrate their approach to deal with the new political realities.
As chairman of the House Budget Committee, Ryan said Republicans needed to guard against a debt crisis for the country that would undermine the economy. He said he would promote changes to Medicare and Medicaid and would propose a budget ‘‘that will balance and pay down the debt.’’
November’s election results still linger. Ryan said he was ‘‘disappointed’’ by the outcome, saying he was ‘‘looking forward to taking on the big challenges’’ while living at the vice president’s residence. ‘‘My kids were looking forward to having a pool,’’ he joked.
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