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Paul Ryan Fails the Omnibus Test
The Conservative Review ^ | December 17, 2015 | The Conservative Review Editors

Posted on 12/17/2015 2:37:34 PM PST by Timber Rattler

It did not take long for newly minted Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) to give up on promises to "open up the process," "return to regular order," and "wipe the slate clean."

If Ryan truly sought to define his leadership as the dawn of a new day for limited governance, the 2,009 page omnibus represented his chance to reassert GOP priorities. Instead, members will soon vote on a $1.149 trillion grab bag of special interest giveaways, liberal victories, and conservative concessions that they more than likely have not read.

A full year after the president's lawless expansion of executive amnesty, Congress will once again cede its power of the purse and fund the programs as they are. Sanctuary cities will continue to violate federal law and the administration's refugee program will continue to resettle foreign citizens who may well pose an undiscoverable security risk. Meanwhile, the Visa Waver Program will undergo only the most superficial reforms, in no way guaranteeing the protections our safety demands.

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TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: miniboehner; omnibus; paulryan; ryan; speakerryan; spendingbill
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Time to vacate this loser too...
1 posted on 12/17/2015 2:37:34 PM PST by Timber Rattler
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To: Timber Rattler

He’s a traitor to the electorate and a traitor to his oath of office. In short...he’s a WDC insider loser.


2 posted on 12/17/2015 2:40:46 PM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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The thing that really, really bothers me is that he didn’t even give us conservatives the respect to tell us “ I am friggin you”. So he is a liar and a coward.

Boner II


3 posted on 12/17/2015 2:41:14 PM PST by Cyman
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To: Timber Rattler

Well, with the budget Ryan got on board with and passed, it fully funds what Obama asked for in all of the following areas (and probably more):

Obama Care
Planned Parenthood
Syrian Refugees
New Foreign work Visas

That right there says it all IMHO.

In terms of this first round with Paul Ryan, sorry to say it...but there it is. Despite Ryan’s high words...

“Old Speaker of the House Boehner...meet the new Speaker of the House, Ryan. They are acting the same.”


4 posted on 12/17/2015 2:42:39 PM PST by Jeff Head (Semper Fidelis - Molon Labe - Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: Timber Rattler

Boehner at least pretended to fight for awhile.


5 posted on 12/17/2015 2:43:20 PM PST by skeeter
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To: Timber Rattler

Ryan is the best majority leader money can buy. Like the rest of them.


6 posted on 12/17/2015 2:46:06 PM PST by headstamp 2
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To: Timber Rattler

Raise your hand if you ever believed Ryan was a conservative. :-)


7 posted on 12/17/2015 2:46:48 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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Notice that both Ryan and Carson gained prominence when they made speeches in obamas's presence that were not appreciated....obamas anger was all scripted.

My theory is that it was obama using his stash of money to get Ryan and Carson into prominent positions.

Seems to have worked out; Ryan as House Speaker and Carson as presidential candidate.

(removes tinfoil)

8 posted on 12/17/2015 2:51:23 PM PST by spokeshave (MDSM = Mentally Discombobulated Screaming Media)
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To: Timber Rattler

Ryno strikes again!!!


9 posted on 12/17/2015 2:54:45 PM PST by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day".)
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To: Timber Rattler

It is past time for term limits,

One Term in office,

Two terms in JAIL!!!!


10 posted on 12/17/2015 2:55:40 PM PST by EXCH54FE (Hurricane 416,Feisty Old Vet !!)
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I expect Trump will be all a-Twitter over this shortly.


11 posted on 12/17/2015 2:57:21 PM PST by SamAdams76
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I expected no less from one of the Wisconsin Progressives (GOP Wing). Ryan, Priebus, Johnson, etc, are not conservatives, and you can rest assured that if they are doing something you agree with, it is for their own aggrandizement, not because they had a sudden attack of constitutionitis.

The GOP--e got their wish: Boehner's perfidy but in a younger and even less sympathetic package. Until they are as scared of constituents as they are everyone else, don't anticipate any improvement.

Mr. niteowl77

12 posted on 12/17/2015 3:01:35 PM PST by niteowl77 ("It's not worth fixing up anymore. If it catches fire, let it burn and get out the marshmallows.")
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To: Timber Rattler

Ryan is just another corrupt politician.


13 posted on 12/17/2015 3:02:58 PM PST by mulligan (I)
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Paul Ryan behaved as conservatives expected.


14 posted on 12/17/2015 3:09:24 PM PST by FourPeas (Tone matters.)
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To: Timber Rattler

Anyone who supports this budget should be tried and executed for crimes against humanity for KNOWINGLY funding the murder of babies and selling their body parts.


15 posted on 12/17/2015 3:13:42 PM PST by unlearner (RIP America, 7/4/1776 - 6/26/2015, "Only God can judge us now." - Claus Von Stauffenberg / Valkyrie)
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hpefulyl Cruz will come out and berate ryan for betraying the American people- hopefully trump will too


16 posted on 12/17/2015 3:15:10 PM PST by Bob434
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To: Timber Rattler

I Can’t Believe It’s Not Boehner!


17 posted on 12/17/2015 3:26:04 PM PST by Calpublican (A.G. Lynch: The intent of this statement is to incite violence against radical Islam)
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To: Timber Rattler

The establishment Republicans don’t fear the voters’ wrath.

Maybe their polling gives them some comfort that we don’t know about. If they’re right about the numbers, then it’s a problem for Trump and even Cruz.

Let’s hope they’re wrong. And let’s make them wrong.


18 posted on 12/17/2015 3:33:25 PM PST by HarborSentry
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No they don’t seem to fear us...which worries me; but I really do not understand Jim Demint/Heritage’s supporting this POS for speaker?


19 posted on 12/17/2015 3:42:29 PM PST by EverRight (We need another Senator "NO"!!!)
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To: mulligan

Maybe Ryno grew the beard so that voters won’t recognize him when he is doing “bad stuff”.


20 posted on 12/17/2015 3:48:57 PM PST by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day".)
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