Despite or maybe because of the pressure from the Rockefeller Republican elites like Jeb Bush, Mitch Daniels, Bill Bennett and Bill Kristol, Paul Ryan has made a decision. He will not run for President in 2012. I say good on his part. He was going to be used by the Elites for their own purposes and didn’t have his best political interest at heart.

Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan has decided for a final time that he will not run for president in 2012, THE WEEKLY STANDARD has learned. Ryan, who began seriously considering a bid in late May after Indiana governor Mitch Daniels took himself out of the race, had consulted with top Republicans, including Karl Rove and Frank Luntz, as he contemplated his political future. And though many of those he talked with told him he would be a viable candidate in such a fluid race, even as a late entry, Ryan ultimately decided to continue his focus on debt and entitlement reform as chairman of the House Budget Committee.

“I sincerely appreciate the support from those eager to chart a brighter future for the next generation. While humbled by the encouragement, I have not changed my mind, and therefore I am not seeking our party’s nomination for President. I remain hopeful that our party will nominate a candidate committed to a pro-growth agenda of reform that restores the promise and prosperity of our exceptional nation. I remain grateful to those I serve in Southern Wisconsin for the unique opportunity to advance this effort in Congress.”

Good move there Paul Ryan. Don’t listen to that cabal that was trying to use you for their own ends. You are needed exactly where you are, in Congress. We need you to keep the eunuch Boehner in check. Hopefully come 2013, you will have a President who will work on fiscal and economic reform.