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Ryan blames Democrats for government shutdown b/c "they have been dragging their feet".
Posted on 4/28/17 at 8:17 am
Posted on 4/28/17 at 8:17 am
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This is an absolutely pathetic excuse. I'm no where near a Democrat apologists however how can you say with a straight face that the reason for a government shutdown is because the "democrats are dragging their feet", WHEN YOU HAVE A MAJORITY IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE AND YOU HAVE THE WHITE HOUSE.
Then get this. In Ryan's next breath he then talks about a week long short term CR to keep the government funded.
My expression:
Guys, it's become apparent. The Speaker of the House job is too big for Ryan. He is little leaguer playing in the big leagues. He is WAY in over his head.
This is an absolutely pathetic excuse. I'm no where near a Democrat apologists however how can you say with a straight face that the reason for a government shutdown is because the "democrats are dragging their feet", WHEN YOU HAVE A MAJORITY IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE AND YOU HAVE THE WHITE HOUSE.
Then get this. In Ryan's next breath he then talks about a week long short term CR to keep the government funded.
My expression:
Guys, it's become apparent. The Speaker of the House job is too big for Ryan. He is little leaguer playing in the big leagues. He is WAY in over his head.
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Posted on 4/28/17 at 8:20 am to GumboPot
quote:Paul Ryan is an absolute clown.
This is an absolutely pathetic excuse. I'm no where near a Democrat apologists however how can you say with a straight face that the reason for a government shutdown is because the "democrats are dragging their feet", WHEN YOU HAVE A MAJORITY IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE AND YOU HAVE THE WHITE HOUSE.
quote:Truth. He shouldn't be anything more than a 3rd fiddle background politician.
Guys, it's become apparent. The Speaker of the House job is too big for Ryan. He is little leaguer playing in the big leagues. He is WAY in over his head
He does not have the cajones or the intelligence.
Posted on 4/28/17 at 8:20 am to GumboPot
And yet there will be a parade of Trumptards along soon to agree with Ryan. The Republican Party has become a loose collection of competing factions which has left it dysfunctional
Posted on 4/28/17 at 8:21 am to GumboPot
Ryan needs to go, he's no better for this country than Chuck Schumer and his ilk
Posted on 4/28/17 at 8:21 am to GumboPot
Ryan's a pretty weak speaker. But no one else wanted/wants the job. The GOP caucus is nearly ungovernable (unwhippaple) at this point. They don't have a unifying theme or program to rally around.
Posted on 4/28/17 at 8:22 am to GumboPot
House + Senate + President
There was a time I respected the guy.
There was a time I respected the guy.
Posted on 4/28/17 at 8:23 am to UHTiger
quote:
The Republican Party has become a loose collection of competing factions which has left it dysfunctional
That is all the more reason the party needs a strong leader to bring those factions together. Ryan ain't it.
Posted on 4/28/17 at 8:23 am to GumboPot
I don't really care what Speaker Ryan has to say anymore. They are all (but a handful) FOS.
They have all gone on another long break after blowing smoke up our asses AGAIN. They funded the Gov with a Stopgap spending bill; which funds gov't thru 11:59:59 pm et on May 5.
twitter.com/ChadPergram
They have all gone on another long break after blowing smoke up our asses AGAIN. They funded the Gov with a Stopgap spending bill; which funds gov't thru 11:59:59 pm et on May 5.
twitter.com/ChadPergram
Posted on 4/28/17 at 8:24 am to GumboPot
quote:
This is an absolutely pathetic excuse. I'm no where near a Democrat apologists however how can you say with a straight face that the reason for a government shutdown is because the "democrats are dragging their feet", WHEN YOU HAVE A MAJORITY IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE AND YOU HAVE THE WHITE HOUSE.
I have no problem with it. Democrats did it the entire time Barry was in office.
Posted on 4/28/17 at 8:25 am to BugAC
quote:Democrats didn't have a majority the entire time Obama was in office.
Democrats did it the entire time Barry was in office.
If they want something to rally around, they have multiple targets.
ACA
Tax cuts
The wall
Pick one and make a big move. The Republican Party needs another morale booster. Gorsuch was a good start, but they need to keep going.
This post was edited on 4/28/17 at 8:28 am
Posted on 4/28/17 at 8:26 am to Navytiger74
quote:
The GOP caucus is nearly ungovernable (unwhippaple) at this point.
I totally admit it's very difficult to bring the factions withing the GOP together. On one end you have the libertarian leaners (HFC) and the other end you have the crony capitalists (Tuesday Group (or whatever their name is)).
But holy hell, they have got to get their shite together.
Posted on 4/28/17 at 8:28 am to Scruffy
quote:Dems have unity government for Obama's first two years, to be precise. And while they didn't do anything to promote bipartisanship or foster better governance, they did get a lot of their program through.
Democrats didn't have a majority the entire time Obama was in office.
Posted on 4/28/17 at 8:29 am to Navytiger74
quote:Exactly. The GOP isn't taking advantage at all.
they did get a lot of their program through.
Posted on 4/28/17 at 8:29 am to BugAC
quote:
I have no problem with it. Democrats did it the entire time Barry was in office.
The Democrats only had the House, Senate and WH in Obama's first two years. This is when they got Obamacare and stimulus passed (and we are still passing).
Posted on 4/28/17 at 8:32 am to cajunangelle
This post was edited on 1/19/21 at 11:09 pm
Posted on 4/28/17 at 8:36 am to Scruffy
quote:
ACA
Tax cuts
The wall
GOP leadership doesn't want to touch ACA or the Wall. They are okay with playing on the edges of tax legislation. They just want to make sure they keep Tom Donahue with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce happy.
This is where our representative lose touch with their constituents. Once they get to Washington, industry lobbyist lobby the f' out of them. Our representatives then realize they they just have to serve as a Representative for 2 or 3 terms then these industry lobbying firms will set them up with 7 figure jobs after they leave.
They don't care about us. They don't care about the people. They only care about themselves.
Posted on 4/28/17 at 8:36 am to GumboPot
Good on you for having a brain.
Posted on 4/28/17 at 8:46 am to BugAC
quote:
Democrats did it the entire time Barry was in office.
So you are ok with Republicans acting like Democrats?
ETA: Super high bar you are setting here, try not to break your back out reaching
This post was edited on 4/28/17 at 8:47 am
Posted on 4/28/17 at 8:50 am to GumboPot
quote:
The Speaker of the House job is too big for Ryan
This was apparent before he took the job, when some people mistakenly believed he was a 'policy wonk'.
But in a landscape where Republicans will tear apart any Speaker internally because their far-right wing doesn't live in the real world, who else wants it?
Posted on 4/28/17 at 8:53 am to BaddestAndvari
quote:
So you are ok with Republicans acting like Democrats?
In order to control the narrative? Yes.
And FWIW, i don't give a shite about a government shutdown. It doesn't "shutdown" anyway. All it is, is a media talking point, and i'm fine with pushing the onus on the Dems.
quote:
try not to break your back out reaching
Reaching? You sure you know what that term means?
This post was edited on 4/28/17 at 8:54 am
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