Posted on 12/15/2013 4:30:03 PM PST by servo1969
Wisconsin Republican Rep. Paul Ryan tried to calm the burgeoning feud between Republican Party leadership and its conservative critics over the budget deal passed in the House this week, requesting that the Tea Party “keep these conversations within our family.”
Ryan appeared on “Fox News’ Sunday” with Chris Wallace to discuss the budget deal he brokered with Washington Democratic Sen. Patty Murray. The agreement, which passed the House on Thursday, scraps nearly one third of sequester cuts and replaces them with promised future reductions. Conservative groups largely came out against the deal, prompting an angry tirade from Speaker of the House John Boehner this week against the tea party. Wallace asked Ryan about the split:
WALLACE: Are you getting fed up with these outside groups who talk tough from the sidelines?RYAN: Look, I think John just got his Irish up there. I think these groups are valuable. They way I look at it is this: they’re part of our conservative family. I’d prefer to keep these conversations within our family. John was frustrated because they came out against our agreement before we even reached an agreement.
I was frustrated about that as well, but I see the tea party as indispensable and valuable in helping keep the taxpayer in the game, keep Washington accountable. When we lost our majority in ’06 we deserved to lose it then, and they helped us get our ship righted again by being fiscally conservative. I think what we’re doing here today — we’ve tw0 thirds of the house conservatives voting for this — i think this is a step in the right direction. It’s not as far as I want to go, but it’s a step in the right direction.
Ryan later added he’d “love to talk to” Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, who claims the deal will add to spending now without reducing the debt in the future. “Marco’s a good friend of mine. I disagree with him respectfully.”
The congressman repeated his claim that the deal will maintain 92 percent of the sequester while avoiding government shutdowns, which have been political poison to Republicans in the past. He also cautioned that this deal didn’t mean serious disagreements between Democrats and Republicans were a thing of the past.
“Look, one step at a time Chris,” he said. “Patty Murray and I knew we weren’t going to solve every problem — like the debt limit problem — so we sought to find common ground to solve this problem, this problem being a shutdown possibly in January and then another shutdown possibly in October. And [Republicans] have got our principles established here.”
Yep. I've worked in international business for 27 years. Negotiations 101 tells you to trade promises for promises and actions for actions. This applies to all cultures, all situations, all of the time.
Whoever trades actions for promises loses unless the terms are clearly limited and those limits are clearly defined. i.e., you will get your spending increases for 3 months. If the promised actions do not follow in 2 months, then they are gone.
I gave up completely on Ryan when he endorsed gay adoptions, and then made those Zuckerberg-funded pro-amnesty commercials. That told me right then and there that this is a guy I can never trust.
http://www.msnbc.com/martin-bashir/meet-the-man-who-plans-challenge-paul-ryan
This guy is going to beat Ryan?
He is bold faced liar.
He cut retired military benefits but left his cushy lifestyle in check !
This was all about Amnesty folks.
this K street crook is owned by Adelson and orher Amnesty billionaires !
this fraud needs to be removed from congress !
Who are his primary opponents?
Ditto.
Democrat Rob Zerban announces run for Congress
Um, wasn’t it Boner who ranted in a mic, in public, at a press conference dissing the Partiers? Er, Paul, clean thy House first.....
I’m OK with that Paul, as soon as you admit we’re right.
God clearly knows what he is doing. We dodge a huge bullet in having this idiot as Vice President. Yieks!
Ryan is pathetic. He has no value, none but thinks he has value to offer. He is delusional and full of himself. His ideas and plans are mediocre at best, yet he thinks he is a force that can lead America. Mickey Mouse was a description of Ryan that Levin used to good effect but I like Mickey and think Mickey is more of a leader than Ryan.
“Our”(?) Conservative family? Ryan estranged himself from our family a long time ago. He is no longer invited to family reunions.
“Can we really go another 2 years at a trillion or more per year..?”
Well, if so, our grandchildren certainly will NOT be writing any “greatest generation” literature about us.
Ryan, tell boner to keep his mouth shut. Oh, wait. I forgot. You’re his butt boy.
Save that quote for next year when we see how much the debt/deficit goes up.
There’s not 230 conservatives in the house.
Every conservative voted no.
You got people like Ted Yoho who dont know what the hell he voted for. Marsha Blackburn doesn’t understand what going to conference on an immigration bill will do.
Everyone who is the antithises of Lindsey Graham voted against this.
Well, Paul needs to deliver THIS message to Boehner and the other establishment Republicans who would love nothing other than the death of the Tea Party, and try to diminish its importance in the media, continually.
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