What that excerpt says is this. Paul Ryan is more involved in policy detail than many others with positions similar to his. He's not as showy or mean spirited, although his positions are still very firmly right wing and not particularly prone to compromise.
In fact, his earlier budget plan was an opposition to compromise and hoped to replace a bipartisan deal with what was a very firmly right-wing budget. Paul Ryan is associated with conservatives like the Tea Party. Insurgency isn't so much overthrowing the government as much as it is changing how things are run both in Congress and in policy.
Tea Party sorts tend to ignore the traditional rules of Congressional seniority and instead attempt to determine position through influence and popularity. The idea of purity is one where they want "pure" conservatism, that is to say no compromises or watered-down policies. The dysfunctional part is a jab at Congress being inefficient and tied too closely to tradition and buddy-buddy deals which are in nobody's interest aside from a few special interest groups and the member of Congress who pushes for them.
Short version- Paul Ryan tries to avoid bitter fights, but he's still involved with a certain type of conservative that is known for no compromises and wanting to change how politicians get things done. He has to balance the latter's high energy disagreements with his own friendly nature, one that many Democrats will testify to.
Forget that the election campaign has turned into gutter politics consisting of bold face lies about your opponents. The issue is wether America will return to the free market or continue going down this one way road to socialism. You will fin that Paul Ryan is brilliant, well spoken, and one of the best people in the party to explain the difference between the two choices.
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