Paul Davis Ryan, for his continued effort to stop the enslavement of the next generation. National debt $16.5 trillion National unfunded liability $125 trillion.
Shameful !

wow you even know his middle name!! thats deep!

forgive me for being dumb,but it that the guy who ran for vice president and lost?is that the guy who lost his home state? loser of the year? not sure

Loser of the year was the one writing the first comment !!!

This is not such a great idea Patch. This should have been a multiple choice poll.

Ryan....the doofus who would throw us into a depression until 2020? I beg....Hillary and Bill Clinton.......helping Obama to be reelected.....one of the best sec. state and one of the most dynamic world level organizer we have had in decades. Give it to a couple who have made the world a better and safer place.

At least Frank "admits" he is dumb! The majority of Patch readers are a bunch of morons. Clueless about most serious issues facing our country. Joe made a good point and how can you dispute the facts. And if you can, lay them out. Educate me. The point is WE DO have a debt problem. At least Ryan offered a solution whether you agree or disagree. But the same old crap responses from from the pea brain crowd of Newport. But hey ... the good news is that your unemployment benefits were extended for 12 more months. And since you have so much time on your hands, enlighten me. Answer the question ... who would YOU pick? You obviously didn't agree with Joe. That's cool, although your response was dumb, the response from Jack was even dumber.

So, Ryan is now a doofus for offering a solution. First time in my lifetime that our congress hasn't passed a budget during an entire administration. And they just voted themselves a pay raise. They can't even do their job ... only in America. Solution: tax more to spend more. Get rid of them ALL. Bunch of looney tunes. Mixed thoughts about Bill and Hill. The same president who publically lied to the American people about his oval office blow jobs and to his wife "stand by your man Hillary". I didn't care about the blow jobs ... but in the oval office. The same office many men and women died for? No respect. His first two years were such a disaster, the Republicans took the majority. For 6 years they worked together, all sides, to balance the budget. That's why a majority of American have a healthy opinion of Bill. Hilliary??? Things are great!!! Mexico and drugs. Missiles thrown into Israel. Nukes in Iran and North Korea. China owning the debt of the United States. Syria killing thousands of civilians. Egypt in the hands of radical Muslims. Murder of a US Ambassador and Navy Seals. Libya government unsettled. Susan Rice misled.
Hugo Chavez in South America. A nut job elected in France. Iraq and Afghanistan losing causes. The "best Sec of State" in decades??? Folks .... this is what you get when you legalize weed ... Dope.

And now for a serious nomination: Bari George and Bike Newport for her tireless work to make this city a better place.

Absolutely Agee! Bike Newport rules!!

Mike ,as you can see many could care less about future generation. It's all about them them them !

So Mike ... defend Hillery. You said she's the best in decades. Educate me on why you feel that way? What has she done? And while you're thinking, please tell me why $16+ trillion is great economic policy. Is it because my taxes pay for birth control? Why pay the salary for a United States Senator if they can't pass a budget? So, tell me something good about all this. I'm taxed out my ass. I won't lay off my employees but I sure as hell won't hire new ones. Save me with your wisdom!!

Brad Read of Sail Newport

I'd like to remind everyone that the purpose of this article was to celebrate the accomplishments of Newport residents and acknowledge newsworthy locals, not spark a debate on national politics. Please stick the to the topic, which I think would be far more interesting than the name calling in previous comments!

Thank you to commenters who have already named Brad Read and Bari George as newsworthy Newporters!

-- Cara

I must apologize for being part of the partisan bickering......was lured into it......I would think that anyone who had to toil during the summer to provide services to the 'tourists' and was left high and dry by the seasonal aspect of this business. They are the people of the year

Unfortunately, the patch has become almost unreadable with the grandstanding that is done by the same people, every day. You want to argue about the state of our govt. or the elected officials, then argue those when the articles present those issues or create your own. Here is an article about the positives of Newport, which many amazing people attempt to contribute to making a better place to live. I think Patch should quickly delete comments that are not focused on the article at hand.

You are VERY welcome! It was an honor to serve!

http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/11711-rhode-island-house-defends-constitution-passes-anti-ndaa-resolution

Rep Dan Gordon