Paul Ryan: Shutdown not best way to repeal Obamacare

Politico ^ | 08/05/2013 | Scott Wong

[Prospero]

The 'best ways' are no longer open to us, are they now?

Eh?

Ted Sorenson's book, for which John Kennedy received a Pulitzer, wasn't all that bad, really. At least the concept was clear. It was all about individuals who acted courageously.

All I've got to say to these Republicans is "man up."

If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen.

[SoFloFreeper]

The shutdown would be the Clown’s fault. Just DON’T fund the monstrosity.

If the Clown vetoes the bill over that one item (that is unpopular, by the way) HE bears the blame.

[fatnotlazy]

Go away, Ryan. You are no conservative.

Maybe you, Christie and Rubio can join the Democrats and run for president. You sure won't get my vote.

[SeekAndFind]

RE: If the Clown vetoes the bill over that one item (that is unpopular, by the way) HE bears the blame.

Ahh, but will most American people realize that? Or will they blame Congress again?

[lexington minuteman 1775]

Solution : don’t vote for E-GOP or else you are following the perscription for insanity.
Freegards
LEX

[Rummyfan]

So Representative Ryan... WHAT THE HELL IS IT??? You’ve had three years and have done NOTHING! Lead, follow, or get the hell out of the way!

[SeekAndFind]

Who would you blame for a government shutdown?

1. 7.41% All of Congress
2. 11.39% Democrats
3. 58.26% Republicans
4. 5.25% President Obama
5. 16.64% Tea Party
6. 1.05% No one—bring on the shutdown!

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[longtermmemmory]

Obamacare is ALREADY FUNDED.

This defunding is 100% meaningless.

Focus on 2014 elections. Block Obama and you save the nation. An R 60+ senate and an R house make obama agendas gutted.

[Jane Long]

Hey, Ryan...Cantor...Boehner....McCarthy...Stop Carrying Water for 0!

[alstewartfan]

Bull SH!T, Ryan. What are YOU doing to repeal it, if not this? BOb

[Timber Rattler]

What manner of gibberish is the once-eloquent Ryan now uttering?

[RJS1950]

Stop worrying about “blame” and do what is RIGHT you brainless asses.

[lewislynn]

“We, all Republicans, want to repeal and replace Obamacare

YOU FRIGG'N LIBERAL MINDED IDIOTS!!!

WE DON'T WANT YOUR BIG GOVERNMENT "REPLACEMENT" EITHER!!!

MIND YOUR OWN FRIGG'N BUSINESS!!!

[BJ1]

Why does Paul Ryan want to replace Obamacare with anything? It's been established the feds shouldn't be involved.

Time for a third party. The standard bearers of the republican party all like to play along with democrats and big govt. A brief history as I recall.

Eisenhower: First R since New Deal. Did not attempt to dismantle big govt.

Nixon: Next candidate and future president. As president he did price controls, passed EPA and other big govt programs.

Barry Goldwater: Real conservative. He got over half the delegates for the R nomination, but because some delegates weren't legally bound to Goldwater, there was a small chance to defeat him at the convention. And that is what the Rockefeller Republicans tried to do. They didn't have a good chance of success and failed to replace Goldwater. But they certainly helped the left paint him as some sort of Kook candidate. I doubt the liberal republican wing was sad to see him lose.

Ford: Moderate republican. Duh. Reagan tried to unseat him, but the machine was too powerful.

Reagan: Like Goldwater, a real conservative. He had to fight tooth and nail to beat the forces that destroyed Goldwater.

GH Bush: He ran on the campaign of a KINDER AND GENTLER country. I guess he wasn't satisfied running as an extension of the Reagan years. You know the tax cuts and best economic growth the country had seen since the Great Depression. You know, how Reagan restored America's strength around the world and had communism on the ropes. He ended up raising taxes and became a one-term president.

Dole: A real genius for talking about himself in the third person saying "I'm Bob Dole." Another wishy washy moderate.

GW Bush. He talked about compassionate conservatism running in 2000. After he won and had both houses of congress, a first since FDR, the conservative movement had cause to believe real change could be made. Instead of say making govt smaller and less intrusive, the government expanded "big time." He federalized education, created the DHS and added a new entitlement for old people just to think a few big govt ideas that came about on his watch.

Juan McCain. RINO ...nuff said

Romney. He invented the blueprint for Obamacare and was the least conservative candidate in the primary (right?). But he had the liberal wing and money behind him from the start. Guess that is all you need to ramrod your candidate over the objections of the rank and file. He got even fewer votes than Juan McCain if memory serves.

So there is my analysis of the alternative to the Democrat Party since the New Deal. On a national level we can choose from some tax and spend democrat, or some pro-business republican who usually ends up taxing and spending. Maybe not as much as a democrat. He might even say he doesn't like it. But with the exception of Reagan, every president has made/enabled govt to grow.

[ScottinVA]

The chairman of the House Budget Committee says there's a better way of repealing President Barack Obama's health care law

The House just passed, what... the 40th attempt at repeal. How again has that worked out????

[XenaLee]

Uh...yeah. They’ve been “having a debate” about how to stop it for how many years now???

Perhaps the idiots in the GOP should stop debating and just frigging DO IT.