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2017-03-28 Government

We're Doing Grant, Not Patton, But Neither One Had A Goof Like Ryan Screwing Things Up

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Posted by DarthVader 2017-03-28 05:33|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 it’s that it doesn’t seem like he knows that he’s a failure. Perhaps some signage would remind him to wipe that smug, smarmy grin off his face, and inspire him to achieve something other than nothing.
Ouch, that would hurt if Ryan were in touch. I used to think Boehner was just a House doorstop. Ryan seems to be following in that tradition.

I even heard Trump say the other day, "if we just had 60 votes" in the Senate. Ryan and Mitchell need to get out there and represent (fight for) the people who elected them, rather than entrenched Washington establishment. They need to get a backbone.

Posted by JohnQC 2017-03-28 09:37|| 2017-03-28 09:37|| Front Page Top

#2 Quite the tortured metaphor the author spins here. POTUS campaigned on a vision for an O-care replacement that would "take care of everyone" including those with pre-existing conditions. Oh, and of course it would be Great. On the other hand there was already a sizable block of house members as well as a handful of senators that were on record promising full repeal or go home. Foisting blame exclusively on Speaker Ryan is quite simple. Then again so is the author.

Posted by DepotGuy 2017-03-28 10:45|| 2017-03-28 10:45|| Front Page Top

#3 Ryan was actually a VP candidate. What the heck happened there? If he is so politically niave why would Romney (who was outside the beltway) have picked him at all?

Posted by rjschwarz 2017-03-28 11:46|| 2017-03-28 11:46|| Front Page Top

#4 Romney outside the beltway? He may not physically reside within the geographical boundaries of the Beltway but my impression has always been that he certainly is there is spirit.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2017-03-28 12:15|| 2017-03-28 12:15|| Front Page Top

#5 Mr. Ryan needs to retire to the turkey farm.

He'll understand what that means.

Posted by Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2017-03-28 13:00|| 2017-03-28 13:00|| Front Page Top

#6 Speaker Ryan did not actually want the job when John Boehner retired during the last session, He only took it with the promise that his fellow Republicans would work together. Unfortunately, promises made in the last session do not seem to be binding on either the older hands or the new guys.

Posted by trailing wife 2017-03-28 21:31|| 2017-03-28 21:31|| Front Page Top

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