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some consider to be considered an leftist a curse. I wear my leftist colors with pride. So long as I am never considered an elitist preppie bastard born with a silver spoon up my a** I will be fine.
Well, I beleive you have lied directly to my face here on this board, so you must be an elitist preppie bastart....
Remember your conversation on currently being on fast track to E-7.....now you have also been a Nam vet....
The fact is that Ryan totally supported stimulus as a remedy to get the economy rolling. He gave speeches to that effect that are on line. The thing is though he was for it as long as it was a GOP advocating for it. GW Bush wanted a stimulus and Ryan was cheerleader number one.
The guy is nothing more than a partisan hack.
"Paul Ryan voted against President Obama's federal stimulus bill, and has repeatedly attacked the legislation, calling it a "wasteful spending spree" and "a monstrosity." Thus, the revelation that he and several other Republicans asked for stimulus funds for companies in their district caused a minor stir..."
There goes a large portion of his platform.
If his constituents are going to be on the hook for paying for the stimulas, then why shouldn't he request stimulus funds for his district? He never got any of the requested funds. He forgot about the letters. Do you ever forget anything? I know I do.
I HOPE THEY EVOLVE. Anything would be better than the worms they now are. They don't in fact evolve at all but they LIE. They lie every time they open their ignorant traps.
"Paul Ryan voted against President Obama's federal stimulus bill, and has repeatedly attacked the legislation, calling it a "wasteful spending spree" and "a monstrosity." Thus, the revelation that he and several other Republicans asked for stimulus funds for companies in their district caused a minor stir..."
He voted against it, but once it got passed of course he is going to see if his district can get some money. That is his job.
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The fact is that Ryan totally supported stimulus as a remedy to get the economy rolling. He gave speeches to that effect that are on line. The thing is though he was for it as long as it was a GOP advocating for it. GW Bush wanted a stimulus and Ryan was cheerleader number one.
The guy is nothing more than a partisan hack.
It's not that he voted against it, but that doesn't help his case still. It's the fact that while he was accepting the money he was saying how it was bad and how it wouldn't help.
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It's only bad if the other side does it.
Politics 101.
He is a hardcore Conservative so he just complained about how bad it was and then accepted it because he needed the money to help. That's not something that really happens with the Democrats and especially not a Democrat running for the presidency.
It's not that he voted against it, but that doesn't help his case still. It's the fact that while he was accepting the money he was saying how it was bad and how it wouldn't help.
He is a hardcore Conservative so he just complained about how bad it was and then accepted it because he needed the money to help. That's not something that really happens with the Democrats and especially not a Democrat running for the presidency.
No, it doesn't; you are correct. Democrats vote FOR it even though it's bad because they want the money. We all know that.
However, consider this: If something you don't think is good for the country passes, and the money is being distributed, and your constituents ask you for some of it, would you say "no" and let it go to the state next door? Be realistic. Once it passes, the money is spent.
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If it's good enough for Obama, it's good enough for Congress. 
He is a hardcore Conservative so he just complained about how bad it was and then accepted it because he needed the money to help. That's not something that really happens with the Democrats and especially not a Democrat running for the presidency. 
