Anyone notice Ryan's response to question about drought in Iowa today,

[elleng]

brush off: 'Don't want to talk policy today; want to enjoy the fair.' (paraphrase)

I HOPE House repugs' refusal to vote on Ag bill, especially at this time of drought, becomes a big issue now. cantor refuses to put it up for a vote, and/or to work on assembling a majority in the House to vote for it.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014192545

*Discussed on Ed show.

repugs can forget Seniors, Farmers, Catholics, and WOMEN!

[Angry Dragon]

1. I often have dreams when politicians act like this, people come up to them and slap them

for not doing their jobs and treating the people of this country like garbage

[elleng]

2. Would be cool'ish.'

[EmeraldCityGrl]

3. On Nightline tonight there was a

quick blurb of Ryan kneeling down next to a child's stroller
instructing the parent that she/he did not have the child
strapped in properly. I can't tell you how much it infuriated me,
how dare he! You just don't do that. Hope he keeps it up because
it just shows what a invasive, rude, creep he is.

[MIDNITERIDER1438]

4. Latest Scoop on the Tea Party Block

"The bill costs nearly $100 billion a year, with 80 percent devoted to food stamps — the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
The House legislation would save $3.5 billion a year from current spending levels, with $1.6 billion coming from tightening rules for food stamp beneficiaries. Savings in the Senate bill are $2.3 billion a year, of which $400 million comes from the food stamp program." July 12
http://www.rr.com/politics/topic/article/rr/55255090/71628771/House_Dems_fall_short_in_blocking_food_stamp_cuts

"Arkansas farmers and ranchers just received even more bad news from Washington. Despite possible discussion for a one year extension of the farm bill coupled with drought relief, Crawford’s Washington allies decided “to drop plans to extend the current farm program for one year.” Aug 1st....
http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2012/08/01/tea-party-blocking-rick-crawfords-farm-bill

"The bill was not listed in the most recent summer legislative agenda sent out in May by Eric Cantor, the house majority leader and a Republican of Virginia.
The bill cuts projected spending in farm and nutrition programs by $35 billion over the next 10 years. The Senate passed a similar bill last month, cutting spending by $23 billion.
On more than a few committee votes, Representative Frank D. Lucas, the Oklahoma Republican who is chairman of the committee, sided with Democrats and a few Republicans in defeating amendments to cut food stamps even more deeply, including one by Representative Tim Huelskamp, Republican of Kansas, that would have doubled the cuts in food stamps to $33 billion. Much of the savings in the House farm bill comes from cutting food stamps.
The food stamp program would take a $16.5 billion cut over the next 10 years. The bill also makes changes to eligibility requirements, and the Congressional Budget Office said two million to three million people would lose their food stamp benefits. Nearly 300,000 children would also be ineligible for the free lunch program under the new bill, the budget office found. Farm programs are not spared." Aug 13th...
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/13/us/politics/drought-driven-voters-vent-anger-over-farm-bill.html?ref=farmbillus

[DippyDem]

5. Yet Boner blames POTUS for not doing anything about the drought

http://grist.org/news/john-boehner-wants-to-know-why-obama-caused-this-drought/

The last line in the above link says it all!
But tell Paul Ryan he should still answer reporters’ questions.

[unionthug]

6. and a global warming denier.

Don't forgot, Ryan has done back flips for the Koch brothers to deny human influence of global warming. Wonder how he felt driving past those miles and miles of parched corn in Iowa yesterday.

[Cosmocat]

8. He felt just fine

superior to the rest of the world in his knowledge government, which has been his sole employment for the last decade plus, is the evil that must be destroyed ...

[WI_DEM]

7. they should get that response in an ad as typical non-caring reaction of GOP

[HopeHoops]

9. Well, small farmers need to support themselves. Monsanto on the other hand...