Paul Ryan: I'm no John Boehner

[WestVirginiaRebel]

CNN:

Washington (CNN)Paul Ryan wants everyone to know he's no John Boehner.

 

"I think I do it better," the House speaker told CNN during an interview this week, adding that his leadership style is different than his predecessor, whose resignation last year shocked Washington. "Not to knock John, but I spend more time with all of our members on a continual basis."

 

Ryan, the GOP's vice presidential nominee in 2012, has won over conservatives by trying to showcase a more inclusive leadership style than Boehner. But he's still beset by the same internal divisions that led to Boehner's ouster -- as his party struggles to push through a number of bills on pressing matters, ranging from the Puerto Rico debt crisis to the budget.

 

He is navigating those thorny challenges amid intense speculation that he could emerge from a contested convention this summer as a consensus presidential nominee. He sought to put those rumors to rest at a press conference last week, saying no one should be nominated who didn't run this cycle. But he's got problems of his own.

________

 

He's also "available" if the GOP needs him...