This may have the been the best Ricochet Podcast ever. 

I think we may have one heck of a crowded field in 2016. I can think of 15 people of the top of my head that plausibly would run in that cycle. Good thing most of our "good guys" are young. 

So anyone else get the feeling that the Romney campaign completely ignored Paul Ryan?

Obama won because Romney was a terrible candidate who failed to get out the vote. End of Story. Obama could have been caught with a woman of the night and it would not have mattered. 

It can be a spectacularly cruel day for women who are barren, who grieve dead children, who failed as mothers or who never married.

I'm glad you noted this Mollie. Here is an article that notes this same thing. 

Just because Jay keeps repeating "it was a very appealing ticket" doesn't make it so. 

Americans do not have accents. 

Southerner's do. ;)

He is also 100,000,000,000,000,000% right about the "consultant culture" and the problem with 2012. 

The Speaker's ability at self-promotion is unparalleled in American history.

(not a criticism, just a comment)

Standing Ovation for this post. Amen. 

When I was in the Marines 10 years ago we were told that we were not allowed to "proselytize" in the barracks. I even remember when one kid who got reamed out for passing out tracts. 

ESPN has already "apologized" for Chris Broussard's courageous (actually courageous) statement yesterday on their network.

There will be no dissent on this point folks. You better get used to it. 

One name not mentioned in Reince's list of the "bench"?

Rand Paul. 

Libertarians take note of the virulent and hate-filled #fireChrisBroussard hashtag and the general reaction of the intolerant Left towards any who question anything but full bore 100% acceptance of and promotion of homosexuality. 

"I don't care/doesn't effect me" is not an option in this debate. 

(Also note Tim Brando's twitter feed for another example of this)

Well said. 

Looking forward to hearing the RINO Squish answer as to why we should embrace this. 

E.J. Hill some weeks just outdoes himself. Between this one and the GLOP Elephant piece he is just awesome.