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Ryan Drops All Obamacare Demands in WSJ Op-Ed
breitbart ^ | 10/9/13 | ben shapiro

Posted on 10/09/2013 1:27:43 PM PDT by bestintxas

On Monday, former vice presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, suggesting that Republicans drop all Obamacare demands in their push for a deal on the debt ceiling and a continuing resolution to fund the government. Instead, he suggested that Republicans look for a bargain on entitlement reform, a pet project of his, as well as tax reform. “This isn't a grand bargain. For that, we need a complete rethinking of government's approach to helping the most vulnerable, and a complete rethinking of government's approach to health care. But right now, we need to find common ground. We need to open the federal government. We need to pay our bills today—and make sure we can pay our bills tomorrow. So let's negotiate an agreement to make modest reforms to entitlement programs and the tax code,” Ryan wrote.

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KEYWORDS: loser; nomorerinos; rino; ryan; surrendermonkey; wisconsin
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To: bestintxas
Ryan was added to the Romney ticket only because he was the author of an actual House budget that passed and was sent to the Senate.

This only makes sense if Romney had intended to use Ryan to press Obama and Reid into passing a Senate budget as a part of the presidential campaign.

Romney didn't, and so elevating Ryan, in hindsight, added no value.

-PJ

61 posted on 10/09/2013 1:55:49 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too (If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
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To: bestintxas

He has fallen to a point where he is an embarrassment even compared to all other RINOs and that’s going pretty far.


62 posted on 10/09/2013 1:56:08 PM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: jmaroneps37

When you champion giving children to sodomites, you can’t sink any lower.


63 posted on 10/09/2013 1:57:47 PM PDT by fwdude ( You cannot compromise with that which you must defeat.)
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To: bestintxas

Lazy. Ryan needs to do his own 20 hour filibuster.


64 posted on 10/09/2013 2:00:19 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: JerseyHighlander

They are idiots. How do they think they will win voters by focusing on the interests of people who don’t vote. I could come up with countless other more practical and effective ways to pander to hispanic citizens versus pandering to people who are not citizens but have broken immigration law.


65 posted on 10/09/2013 2:00:52 PM PDT by Maelstorm (The political class love diversity and choice only when the its choices they approve of.)
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To: stanne

Like market investors, fear and greed. With the current thug regime I’m biased towards fear being the primary motivator but we little people are not privy to the facts, so we’ll never know. Very disappointing though. I liked Ryan.


66 posted on 10/09/2013 2:02:26 PM PDT by pluvmantelo (We can't expect to get anywhere unless we resort to terrorism-Lenin)
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To: Nervous Tick

LOL, yeah. OTOH, maybe Cruz will run.


67 posted on 10/09/2013 2:03:57 PM PDT by CatherineofAragon ((Support Christian white males----the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization.))
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To: bestintxas

I hope I can do the same one day.


68 posted on 10/09/2013 2:05:04 PM PDT by CatherineofAragon ((Support Christian white males----the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization.))
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To: JSDude1

pass along your feelings folks

http://www.speaker.gov/contact


69 posted on 10/09/2013 2:05:38 PM PDT by rrrod (at home in Medellin Colombia)
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To: bestintxas

I am soooooo over Ryan.


70 posted on 10/09/2013 2:06:24 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: leapfrog0202

I don’t have Facebook, or I’d leave a comment telling him that he better hope all these ‘rats praising him for sticking a knife in our backs, vote for him in his next election. Wonder if he’d like to bet on that.


71 posted on 10/09/2013 2:06:36 PM PDT by mrsmel (One Who Can See)
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To: bestintxas

Mr. Ryan,

You are pathetic a$$hole and a traitor.

Sincerely,

A free man.


72 posted on 10/09/2013 2:07:30 PM PDT by chris37 (Heartless.)
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To: IronJack

I do believe it, and it makes it all the more wondrous that Cruz somehow skipped it. I’m waiting for the other shoe to drop, still-amnesty?


73 posted on 10/09/2013 2:08:05 PM PDT by mrsmel (One Who Can See)
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To: Fido969

The also come to Washington with many skeletons in the closet, and a lot of dirty “baggage.” All carefully tracked for years, through the trajectory of their political careers. When the time comes, they get a late night phone call. Suddenly, a RINO is born.


74 posted on 10/09/2013 2:10:25 PM PDT by PowderMonkey (WILL WORK FOR AMMO)
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To: mrsmel

Yeah, probably. Republicans seem to be measured on how well they earn the trust of conservatives ... then betray it.


75 posted on 10/09/2013 2:12:48 PM PDT by IronJack (=)
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To: bestintxas

Wimp!


76 posted on 10/09/2013 2:17:41 PM PDT by expat2
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To: bestintxas
negotiating against one's self is not too bright

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77 posted on 10/09/2013 2:17:57 PM PDT by Elle Bee
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To: bestintxas

Although Ryan show signs of brilliance, he is, at his core, a politician. Besides odd jobs in HS and College, as well as moonlighting while a legislative assistance, he has not been in the private sector.


78 posted on 10/09/2013 2:18:24 PM PDT by 11th Commandment (http://www.thirty-thousand.org/)
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To: Vince Ferrer

“I don’t know, there may be value to this depending upon how obamacare works out. If we get some real cuts in other areas, we fund obamacare for another year. By then so many people may hate it that we can bring it up again and kill it finally, with plenty of public support.”

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

There is something to this. But we would have to get firm meaningful action on tax reform and entitlements.

Question to all: Would you trade taking Obamacare as is (knowing the public would hate it and likely demand its repeal down the road) for a flat tax with very few deductions AND full privatization of Social Security?


79 posted on 10/09/2013 2:20:39 PM PDT by Eccl 10:2 (Prov 3:5 --- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding")
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To: SoConPubbie

He’s sharing a room with Marco Rubio.


80 posted on 10/09/2013 2:38:27 PM PDT by PhiloBedo (You gotta roll with the punches and get with what's real.)
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