Paul Ryan This Week ABC: FULL Interview -- "Lawless Presidency"

[Coyotl]

Feb 2, 2014

Presidents don't write laws, Congress does," Paul Ryan said Sunday on ABC's "This Week." Obama, in his State of the Union address last week, promised to go it alone by issuing even more executive orders if Congress fails to pass laws he deems necessary.

"This Week" host George Stephanopoulos noted that the number of executive orders issued by Obama at this point in his presidency is fewer than those of the most recent two-term presidents, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton or Ronald Reagan.

Ryan argued that the issue isn't numbers, but scope.

"Executive orders are one thing, but executive orders that actually change the statute, that's totally different," Ryan said. He gave as an example Obama's unilateral delay of some parts of the Affordable Care Act.

Still, Ryan doesn't see impeachment proceedings over the issue, which he labeled a "dangerous trend." Instead, he predicted court battles over individual incidents.

On others issues, Ryan: Predicted New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will continue to lead the Republican Governors Association despite his deepening troubles over the Bridge-gate scandal. Said that despite internal GOP disagreement on immigration, the party does agree that it doesn't trust Obama to enforce the law. He said Congress is unlikely to pass a bill this year to send to the president. Republicans want a secure border, interior security (a worker verification system and a visa tracking program), before the rest of law can take effect. Said attaching policy to a debt limit bill is not a new approach, and that Congress should stop rubber stamping debt limit increases. Defended comments he made that Pope Francis isn't familiar with American capitalism because he is from Argentina, where "crony capitalism" is practiced. Francis is starting the debate on helping the poor, not ending, it, Ryan said. He admitted Francis wouldn't back his budget proposal because "Popes don't endorse budgets."

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

1. Wow, "lawless" is really the talking point of the month isn't it.

Not even a talking point, just a word.

[Coyotl]

4. It is a "baseless accusation" made for the sake of political rhetoric, nothing more. Propaganda!

The make use of the time they are given on the media to do propaganda instead of improving governance!

[kysrsoze]

8. Lawless... as in no new laws to sign b/c Congress blows.

[Politicalboi]

2. Paul Ryan sticking fingers in his ears and singing

LaLaLaLaLaLa!

Yes the abuse of making life easier for American citizens, shame on Obama. Imperial President indeed.

[underpants]

3. "scope" = matter of degree = fallacy

The rest of it is nonsense as well

[bjobotts]

13. Obama used least exec orders of ANY president

[JDPriestly]

5. He speaks like one who has memorized his answers. The rhythm of his voice is rather

mechanical as if he was trying to sound like an authority. But I do not hear in the tone of his voice or the pronunciation of the words the sound of a person who is really thinking about what he is saying or really considering the question he is asked. There is a mechanical quality in his speech. I've worked with people who spoke like that. They were very insecure and trying to hide their insecurity. It's as if they and he know they are above their grade and are trying to sound like authorities when they are not and they know deep inside that they don't know what they are talking about.

[Coyotl]

14. The tone is that of the conscious liar.

That's the insecurity you detect. He knows it is completely false.

[JDPriestly]

15. Yes. But I didn't want to say that.

[madrchsod]

6. he has a chip in his brain that receives the latest talking points from the kock brothers.

he`s not smart enough to make this shit up...

[SoapBox]

7. Hey Mr. Creep...

fuck off with your endless money-wasting bullshit.

And...you're taking up valuable air, that the rest of need.

Makes me puke.

[tartan2]

9. this is priceless, seriously lying Paul Ryan

and shame on "This Week" for letting this creep lie, lie and lie! This coming from the person who gave us a fake photo of him washing CLEAN dishes at a soup kitchen! Only to point his lying finger at President Obama and blame him for Janesville WI loosing the GM auto plant. How many times did you, Paul Ryan support "W" when he did executive orders?

[bjobotts]

12. No one to call him out on his lies is why he lies.

[Triana]

10. Prick. n/t

[SHRED]

11. "Lawless" is a dog whistle

It tells the RW-baggers that anything is justified towards our President.

Ryan is a violently sick scumbag.

[Coyotl]

19. It is also a way to get crazies to do crazy things!

I think this borders on criminal conduct and endangerment. But hey, he is a republican, so I expect that much.

[WRH2]

16. Lawless, Please

Circumvents the law, Like Reagan and the Iran contra fiasco, or maybe like bush/ cheeny changed Iragi intel to start a war. This operative of the koch bros. is wasting another year of airtime and our economy with these bullshit talking points. It's so frustrating looking at him while talks.

note ; is this spell check program from another planet?

[90-percent]

17. What he said when he discussed the Pope

“We’re starting to see some crony capitalism in America.”

Geeeez, Paul! Yah think?

-90% Jimmy

[HoosierCowboy]

18. Executive orders are legal orders..

...written into existing law by Congress, that give the President flexibility . This guy is an elected legislator and doesn't know it or is just spreading disinformation and thinking that the dumb asses that vote for him will just give it a pass.

...and if this was a lawless President Mr. Ryan would be getting Koran lessons from his fellow inmates at GITMO.

[Plucketeer]

20. "I speak for the ignorant."

"And they're perfectly happy to not know what I'm saying!"