[Tax-chick]

If he bought it with his own money, nothing further to say.

[mewzilla]

If he bought that wine with his own money, we’re paying our so-called public servants too damn well.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

If he bought it with his own money, nothing further to say.

Exactly, and if you read the whole account, you see Ryan paid for the meal himself.

You also see that this Professor Feinberg was probably drunk--she admits to drinking at least half a bottle of wine before going over to Ryan's table to demand to know how much the wine cost.

The bottom line is that this is just some nosy Lib yenta who made a spectacle of herself when she was half in the bag. No surprises there--something I've seen a million times before in NYC restaurants.

[tioga]

Ryan picked up his share of the tab...Ryan says he decided to pay for one of the bottles of wine after being confronted by Feinberg out of an abundance of caution. Ryan's office provided TPM with a copy of his credit card receipt. Congressional ethics rules bar congressman from receiving gifts from lobbyists and gifts of over $100 from anyone.

....so a lady sees Ryan dining out, snoops at what wine he has....presumably she was drinking as well....and she stalks over to his table and calls him out on it, one of his dining companions finally says f-you lady....and she calls the media after setting this all up? When Ryan found out what the wine cost he insisted on paying for one of the bottles he and his dining companions enjoyed...not much to see here but a lib lady (and I use that term loosely) making a scene in a public restaurant and indeed imposed her presence on an innocent Ryan who was dining out. Perhaps this bitchy lady ought to practice what she preaches....what the heck was she doing in a restaurant dining with expensive wines like that. Phony, bitchy lib ladies should practice what they preach. Anyone research HER?