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Old 04-11-2018, 02:25 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles
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For years Paul Ryan’s claimed that his big “thing” was that he was a nerd/wonky budget geek who was gravely concerned about the American government's perilous fiscal future.

Now we know the truth: his only actual interest was in passing massive tax cuts to comfort the comfortable. The future be damned.

Now that he is leaving congress after having passed major tax legislation and a budget as Speaker of the House during a period of total Republican control over the federal government, we can finally determine what a fraud this jerk really is. Not to mention his coddling and enabling of Trump.

Good riddance to this a-whole.
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Old 04-11-2018, 02:49 PM
 
Location: USA
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He's more successful than 99% of all posters and a majority of all Americans. Given the opportunity to be a member of Congress is as ambitious as anyone could be. Same with Obama. Don't agree with him, but he still has my respect.
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Old 04-11-2018, 02:57 PM
 
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He's more successful than 99% of all posters and a majority of all Americans. Given the opportunity to be a member of Congress is as ambitious as anyone could be. Same with Obama. Don't agree with him, but he still has my respect.
So was hitler. In fact many truly evil people fall into that category. Being successful shouldn't earn your respect. Being a good person should.
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Old 04-11-2018, 03:11 PM
 
Location: NE Mississippi
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For years Paul Ryan’s claimed that his big “thing” was that he was a nerd/wonky budget geek who was gravely concerned about the American government's perilous fiscal future.

Now we know the truth: his only actual interest was in passing massive tax cuts to comfort the comfortable. The future be damned.

Now that he is leaving congress after having passed major tax legislation and a budget as Speaker of the House during a period of total Republican control over the federal government, we can finally determine what a fraud this jerk really is. Not to mention his coddling and enabling of Trump.

Good riddance to this a-whole.
You don't count.
Your previous posts reveal you as a NeverTrumper and you are represented by a Dem in The House.
So what you say and think about a GOP leader is irrelevant.

I'll miss him, but it was always known that his tenure in congress was temporary.
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Old 04-11-2018, 03:33 PM
 
Location: Vancouver
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For years Paul Ryan’s claimed that his big “thing” was that he was a nerd/wonky budget geek who was gravely concerned about the American government's perilous fiscal future.

Now we know the truth: his only actual interest was in passing massive tax cuts to comfort the comfortable. The future be damned.

Now that he is leaving congress after having passed major tax legislation and a budget as Speaker of the House during a period of total Republican control over the federal government, we can finally determine what a fraud this jerk really is. Not to mention his coddling and enabling of Trump.

Good riddance to this a-whole.
https://www.vox.com/2018/4/11/172239...aul-ryan-fraud
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Old 04-11-2018, 03:51 PM
 
Location: TUS/PDX
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He's more successful than 99% of all posters and a majority of all Americans. Given the opportunity to be a member of Congress is as ambitious as anyone could be. Same with Obama. Don't agree with him, but he still has my respect.
If you consider having lived off the teat of public funds since the age of 10 a success, yup the guy is right up there in the 1%.
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Old 04-11-2018, 04:07 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles
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So was hitler. In fact many truly evil people fall into that category. Being successful shouldn't earn your respect. Being a good person should.
That is exactly right. Trump is proof that money can't buy you class or character.
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Old 04-11-2018, 04:07 PM
 
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For years Paul Ryan’s claimed that his big “thing” was that he was a nerd/wonky budget geek who was gravely concerned about the American government's perilous fiscal future.

Now we know the truth: his only actual interest was in passing massive tax cuts to comfort the comfortable. The future be damned.

Now that he is leaving congress after having passed major tax legislation and a budget as Speaker of the House during a period of total Republican control over the federal government, we can finally determine what a fraud this jerk really is. Not to mention his coddling and enabling of Trump.

Good riddance to this a-whole.
Yeah, let;s replace Ryan with an SJW. That will work so well!
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Old 04-11-2018, 04:10 PM
 
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So was hitler. In fact many truly evil people fall into that category. Being successful shouldn't earn your respect. Being a good person should.
This one wins the award for being the most overused meaningless post.
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Old 04-11-2018, 04:11 PM
 
Location: Eugene, Oregon
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I would have greatly preferred that Ryan hadn't turned-tail and abandoned his position. I would have liked to see him run for reelection and be soundly defeated by a democrat. For a speaker of the house, being defeated in his bid for reelection, would be a great humiliation. It happened to a democrat from the State of Washington, a few years ago and it shook up things all through the party.

But Ryan knew what a disaster this fall's election would be for republicans and especially for one who is so despised by so many. I guess he will miss out on his dream of being able to cancel Social Security for his own mother and everyone else. And we will hopefully miss the disaster that would occur, if he was able to weasel into the Presidency, through the back door. Bear in mind, that if anything removed Trump and Pence from office, as late as Dec. 31, 2018, he would become president, until Jan. 20th, 2021.
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