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This comment follows a string of vocal criticisms Rep. Ryan has directed towards President Obama. Following the President’s Inaugural Address, in which the President appeared to attack Ryan’s ideology by stating that entitlement programs, such as Medicare, “… do not make us a nation of takers”, Ryan has strengthened his rhetorical artillery against President Obama.

Ryan stated on ‘The Laura Ingranham Show’ that Obama had made a “straw man” argument in his inaugural speech, and has gone to the extent of saying on Sunday’s ‘Meet the Press’ that if Hillary Clinton had been elected President, “…we would have fixed this fiscal mess by now.” These comments come in light of the GOP’s attempt to reinvigorate the Republican Party.

Unlike the Democrats who have President Obama, the Republican Party does not have a clear party leader. By clearly distinguishing his political ideology from President Obama’s, Rep. Ryan appears to be shaping the new narrative of the Republican Party following the 2012 elections that proved disastrous for Republican candidates.

Ryan stated on Sunday’s ‘Meet the Press’ that “We have to expand our appeal to more people and show how we’ll take the country’s founding principles and apply them to the problems of the day to offer solutions to fix our problems.” Ryan seems to have even gone to the extent of shaping a potential 2016 Presidential Platform, stating, “We have to show our ideas are better at fighting poverty, better at solving health care,” on ‘Meet the Press.’

Ryan’s superstar status within the Republican Party is undeniable. Whether or not Rep. Ryan will run in 2016 has yet to be seen. But more importantly, Ryan’s is attempting to launch himself as a leader of the Republican Party by becoming a chief architect of the GOP’s future narrative. 

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