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Johonny

(20,928 posts)
Fri Aug 17, 2012, 07:57 PM Aug 2012

I give up what is Ryan's message again

At the end of his first week on the stump, Paul Ryan said the current political environment is the "most partisan atmosphere" he's "ever seen" over the three administrations he's worked for.

Doesn't it take two sides to be partisan. I mean if say congress occasionally found middle ground with the president then the political environment would be better. So it must mean congress has also been the most partisan ever seen. I wonder who is in congress helping to generate that partisan environment... yeah Paul Ryan. So he's basically arguing because of people like him our government can't agree to do anything constructive. Great message.


Canada lowered their top tax rate on their businesses to 15 percent in January and what is President Obama proposing? He is proposing the tax rate on our successful small businesses goes above 40 percent in January ?


15 %. Damn Canadian businesses have to 2 % higher taxes than Mitt Romney promises he paid the last 10 years. So what is the big deal? Sounds like after Obama's bumps our job creators tax rate Romney might pay the same tax rate as Canadian job creator.

"people who are politically connected, it's the people who have access to Washington that get the breaks, well no more, we don't want to pick winners and losers in Washington."

So he is retroactively not going to spend his early years in DC as aid because doing so helped give him a break to start running for office? It probably help decide if he would be a political winner or loser, huh? Ryan basically saying he didn't earn his political job like Obama did working his way up through his state then going to DC...

The Americans can be counted on to do the right thing only after they've exhausted all the other possibilities," Ryan said to laughs. "I think that's probably where we are, so let's get it right, let's do it."

Like the time he refused to raise the debt ceiling, caused the US credit rating to be down graded then raised the debt ceiling because it was the no brainer right thing to do.

Honestly Ryan gives a great argument why Paul Ryan should not be elected vice president. Thanks Paul.
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I give up what is Ryan's message again (Original Post) Johonny Aug 2012 OP
It's like the rules for Fizzbin. longship Aug 2012 #1

longship

(40,416 posts)
1. It's like the rules for Fizzbin.
Fri Aug 17, 2012, 09:40 PM
Aug 2012

Ever changing, never rational, totally chaotic. Somehow I think Ryan won't be as fun as Fizzbin would be.

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