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President Obama invites Paul Ryan for White House lunch
NY Daily News ^ | 3/7/13 | KRISTEN A. LEE

Posted on 03/07/2013 12:09:06 PM PST by jimbo123

President Obama’s congressional charm offensive is set to continue next week when he is joined by his former rival, Rep. Paul Ryan, for a private lunch at the White House.

Obama invited Mitt Romney’s former running mate to be his lunch date as part of a renewed effort to break a stalemate on budget negotiations by reaching out to rank-and-file GOP members.

Ryan, who wrote the House Republican budget, is working on a plan he claims will eliminate the debt without raising taxes. Obama has insisted that any budget deal include a tax hike on upper-income Americans.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: paulryanlunch; sequesterdinner; sequesterlunch
Looks like Obama is desperate for a budget deal before Moochelle and her offspring depart for their Spring Break vacay in 2 weeks.
1 posted on 03/07/2013 12:09:09 PM PST by jimbo123
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Just once I'd like to see one of these republicans being schmoozed to come out and tell us exactly what went on. I am sure they take an oath of confidentiality going in, but so what--Obama took an oath to protect the constitution, too, and look how much that means.
2 posted on 03/07/2013 12:11:59 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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The Kenyan teaching those wascally Wepublicans about the free lunch.


3 posted on 03/07/2013 12:12:03 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Progressive, Marxist liberals do not evolve, they morph into fascists.)
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In retrospect, I first tought Ryan held his own in the “debate” with Biden, but now we know he failed as badly in that enbeavor as his mentor, Kemp, did with Kemp’s “friend Al Gore”.


4 posted on 03/07/2013 12:14:01 PM PST by Theodore R. ("Hey, the American people must all be crazy out there!")
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Due to budget cuts, it will probably be ‘dutch treat’.


5 posted on 03/07/2013 12:15:27 PM PST by Michael.SF. (Obama lied, Stevens died.)
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Just once I'd like to see one of these republicans being schmoozed to come out and tell us exactly what went on. I am sure they take an oath of confidentiality going in, but so what--Obama took an oath to protect the constitution, too, and look how much that means.

I'd say "wear a wire", but the Secret Service would probably detect that pretty easily.

6 posted on 03/07/2013 12:16:37 PM PST by kevkrom (If a wise man has an argument with a foolish man, the fool only rages or laughs...)
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To: Theodore R.

7 posted on 03/07/2013 12:16:38 PM PST by jimbo123
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I hope Ryan brings a food-taster!


8 posted on 03/07/2013 12:16:44 PM PST by PGR88
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I wonder if he will buy off the Republican senators using the tax payers money like he did with the democrats during Obamacare? The only problem is he probably used most of his stimulus bankroll on the election.
9 posted on 03/07/2013 12:20:11 PM PST by THE_RAIDER
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No.

He is not looking for a deal.

He is going to use these meetings to show the voters that he is a great fellow willing to work with the repubs and that any lack of progress is all the fault of the conservatives.

I think those who meet with him are just giving him the rope he needs to hang them.

Once upon a time, I knew a really tough guy. On occasions when he was invited to similar meetings his answer was:

“I refuse to carry the rope to my own hanging.”

His way of saying “Screw you and your meetings.”

Ryan is carrying his rope.


10 posted on 03/07/2013 12:25:32 PM PST by old curmudgeon
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I’d bring half a turd sandwich and tell him I gave the other half to Juan McCain


11 posted on 03/07/2013 12:26:34 PM PST by bigbob
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You are correct, this is a stunt.

Bonehead yesterday said he wants all future discussions on the record and in the open. The liar in chief cannot have it that way. Ryan is a prop just like those jerks were who met with the LIC last night. There is not going to be any discussion here, frankly, it is probably just as well there is none. This is not Daniel going into the lions den it is Daniel going into the liar’s den.


12 posted on 03/07/2013 12:32:37 PM PST by Mouton (108th MI Group.....68-71)
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“No thanks, I brought my own”


13 posted on 03/07/2013 12:33:38 PM PST by Ray76 (Do you reject Obama? And all his works? And all his empty promises?)
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I hope Ryan likes the taste of dog.....


14 posted on 03/07/2013 12:42:52 PM PST by baddog 219
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Just don’t drink from the flagon with the dragon.


15 posted on 03/07/2013 12:43:22 PM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
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Ryan better bring a food taster.


16 posted on 03/07/2013 12:50:52 PM PST by beethovenfan (If Islam is the solution, the "problem" must be freedom.)
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Just enjoy the food Paul, consider this a free lunch and nothing more.


17 posted on 03/07/2013 12:53:08 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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Ryan, don’t do it!


18 posted on 03/07/2013 12:56:42 PM PST by bgill
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Watch yer corn-hole, bud.


19 posted on 03/07/2013 2:11:22 PM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: All armed conservatives.)
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This is all PR because the public is starting to notice that Obama doesn't want a deal, and even the mainstream media has pointed out that his only goal is to win back the House in 2014. So he makes some meaningless gestures that are designed to make him look good to the sheeple.

The Republicans can't refuse to go without looking bad but they need to remember why he is doing this and that he is thoroughly dishonest--not to believe anything he says.

20 posted on 03/07/2013 2:42:20 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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