Paul Ryan suggests Dems are controlled by Sanders and Warren e.g. too liberal

[RussBLib]

This is written by Steve Benen at the Maddow Blog. Steve is great and I'm glad Rachel put him on her staff. Paul Ryan deserves to lose his Speaker seat. We can only WISH the Democratic Party were being run by Sanders and Warren.

Paul Ryan: Dem Party ‘run by Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren’

By Steve Benen - 10/24/16 04:22 PM—UPDATED 10/24/16 04:24 PM

Though Election Day is still a couple of weeks away, and unpredictable things may yet happen, polling gives a reasonably good sense of what’s likely to happen. And with that in mind, it’s reasonable to think Hillary Clinton will be president next year, hoping to get something done by a Republican-run House led by Speaker Paul Ryan. Ryan, however, is already sounding pessimistic notes about governing opportunities. The Wall Street Journal had an interesting report on the House Speaker’s perspective the other day.

Mr. Ryan tried to work out a corporate-tax-reform-for-infrastructure trade with Sen. Chuck Schumer, which he says failed because the Democratic Party is now “run by Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. This is not a party run by Alice Rivlin and Erskine Bowles. There aren’t 1990s Democrats in this party anymore.” He isn’t optimistic about an emergence of a pragmatic Hillary that some like to imagine.

Before we get into some of the details, let’s note the most obvious problem with the Speaker’s thesis: when given a chance to work with the likes of Erskine Bowles and Alice Rivlin, Ryan rejected their centrist proposals as too liberal.

Indeed, it’s a detail that often goes overlooked, but Paul Ryan actually served on the debt-reduction panel Erskine Bowles helped lead, which is generally known as the Simpson-Bowles Commission. Ryan saw firsthand what Bowles came up with and rejected the bipartisan compromise. Later, Alice Rivlin co-chaired the Domenici-Rivlin commission and Republicans rejected that compromise as too liberal, too.

In other words, Ryan longs for the day when Dems like Bowles and Rivlin were guiding the party, failing to note that their centrist policies couldn’t earn his support, either. The Speaker is effectively complaining, “Why can’t Democrats be more like they were 20 years ago, when their policies still weren’t good enough for me?”

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[putitinD]

1. And Paul Ryan is controlled by the Koch Bros.

[lpbk2713]

2. Ryan represents the Greedy Obstructionist Party.

His finger pointing doesn't matter much any more because everyone expects it of him.

[Hayduke Bomgarte]

3. Lyin' Ryan lies again

*Yawn*

[freebrew]

4. Well,...

he IS the smart one, right?

So, if Bernie and Warren are controlling the Dem party, why did Hillary win the Nom?

Maybe he's smart enough to explain that one.

Nah, he just sucks. For money.

[gratuitous]

5. Go wash some clean dishes, Paul

It's the most useful thing you've done this decade.

[moman]

6. Frontrunner

Paul Ryan is the frontrunner for this years coveted Wimp of the Year award!

[Javaman]

7. in other news...

paul ryan is still on crack.

That is all

[spanone]

8. paul ryan supports/endorses donald trump....eom

[sylvanus]

9. Jeez, If only. n/t