GOP's Paul Ryan endorses Mitt Romney for party's nomination

Published: Friday, March 30 2012 3:43 p.m. MDT

House Budget Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., right, with Republican Conference Chairman Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, left, holds a copy of their budget proposal during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 29, 2012.

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Rep. Paul Ryan, the powerful chairman of the House Budget Committee, is endorsing Mitt Romney for the Republican presidential nomination.

WASHINGTON — Rep. Paul Ryan, the powerful chairman of the House Budget Committee, is endorsing Mitt Romney for the Republican presidential nomination.

There had been speculation the Wisconsin Republican would fall into the Romney column, and Ryan did so Friday morning in an interview on Fox News Channel's "Fox and Friends."

Ryan says Romney is best suited to beat President Barack Obama.

He also says that Romney has emerged as the candidate most deserving of the GOP rank and file's backing. Ryan tells Fox he's convinced that Romney "has the skills, the tenacity and the courage" to lead the party in the race against Obama this fall.

He also says he's convinced that "if we drag this thing on through summer, it's going to be harder" to turn Obama out of office.

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Cottonwood Heights, UT

But wait... I thought Mitt wasn't conservative enough for Tea Party People!... Now Tea Party darling Paul Ryan supports him?

11:12 a.m. March 30, 2012
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Riverton Cougar

Riverton, UT

I'm sure Obama spends a few seconds of every day silently giving thanks to Santorum and Gingrich for staying in the race. They are his puppets now.

5:04 p.m. March 30, 2012
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