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Rep. Ryan Receiving Praise from Democrats?

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    FBN’s Lou Dobbs on the praise Rep. Paul Ryan has received from Democrats in the past.

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A new Rasmussen poll out today with some good news for the Romney campaign.

The latest survey from the conservative blaming Rasmussen Reports shows 50% of likely voters now holding favorable view.

All of vice presidential -- all -- just yesterday.

A USA today Gallup poll suggests that Americans felt lukewarm toward Ryan.

The survey finding 42% of Americans boy Brian candidacy was welfare or or in the way of -- choice excellent -- pretty good 39%.

Well you know safely say look -- -- I want to reevaluate if -- opinions.

It's -- four.

About Democrats attacking the newest addition to the Republican ticket as expected and conservative.

The Obama campaign has -- -- -- it.

But the national liberal media happen.

Notice that the at least -- the enthusiasm.

Or emphasis that many Democrats have actually praised congressman Ryan.

In the past.

Now listen to these comments last year from Erskine Bowles whose president Clinton's chief of staff and the democratic -- share.

Of the president's own commission on deficit reduction.

I believe you all met Paul run.

We should get him to come to the university.

Until -- this -- -- amazing.

I always thought I was okay with arithmetic just got can run circles around the and he is -- -- -- straightforward he is sincere in the budget he came forward with is just.

Like Paul Ryan.

Well other dams also like this Ryan guy senator Ron Wyden.

-- he teamed up with Ryan -- back to create a bipartisan plan to reform Medicare.

Last December.

At the time senator Wyden praise -- saying the congressman shared his belief that the only way to tackle the big challenges facing this nation.

-- to work together on big solutions.

A congressman that Dan Boren also on the list well he should be -- there is a little.

Timely connection here.

These -- retiring Democrat by the way from Oklahoma he's also the first cousin.

Of Ryan's wife he says that -- congressman Ryan has a quote.

Firm moral compass and as always approached his job as a congressman with diligence and -- Not avenue did you -- even you refer apparently member.

Some -- you would even say especially for a -- remember.

The senate majority whip is what may surprise your senator Dick Durbin.

July last year senator Durbin said Ryan.

-- -- -- -- -- was saying all along nice things about him.

But the fact is he said that Ryan was right to call for an honest conversation about Medicare reform.

I'd be shocked a lot of Democrats tonight -- and senator Joseph Lieberman Lieberman.

Who's I think generally.

All Arab man and a man who's generally.

-- him.

Statement definition.

A gentleman in April last year he's he's he said that.

People don't have to -- have to serve Ryan's proposals.

To applaud his serious commitment as he put it to reduce the debt and there's a fellow by the name of Bill Clinton.

-- had some nice things to say as well.

And her reply I think President Clinton.

Fleischer said the former president -- trying to keep trying to fix Medicare during an exchange that was picked up off Mike.

Clinton said he hoped Democrats didn't use the fact that they picked up a conservative policy New York.

As an excuse.

To do nothing on Medicare and the Vice President Biden get ready for this wrong because Biden -- you know.

He's always has a choice word trooper just about anyway -- anyone Vice President Biden just two months ago said and I North Carolina campaign speech.

They disagree with Ryan's budget but at a Ryan.

Is a quote bride handsome guy from the state of -- that's -- and President Obama himself.

Well.

President.

Even makes the list.

We have to be a little generous with our interpretation here but I think we can put him on the list.

Going forward we know the president will only have negative things to say about the Ryan -- about the width and the vice presidential candidate that all right.

But two years ago have to go back forward as the president said -- offered a quote.

Entirely legitimate proposal with some ideas he agreed with and -- did.

Whether or not the media reports those comments -- -- we will certainly hear these comments.

In campaign ads in the near future.

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