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Fed-Up Veteran Tells Paul Ryan What He Thinks of ‘Bipartisan’ Budget Deal
The Blaze ^ | Dec. 26, 2013 | Jason Howerton

Posted on 12/27/2013 9:39:41 PM PST by LeoWindhorse

Chuck Wooten, a military veteran, was already ticked off about Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) pushing through the “bipartisan” budget deal, which includes cuts to veterans’ retirement benefits. So when he got a fundraising email from Ryan’s office asking for money, he decided to really let the Wisconsin congressman know how he feels.The scathing open letter, posted on Facebook last week, is going viral — and you only have to read the first few sentences to know why.

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" The liberal Democrats are an enemy to the American people and our Nation. "

Amen

1 posted on 12/27/2013 9:39:41 PM PST by LeoWindhorse
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To: LeoWindhorse

What are the cuts to the vets?


2 posted on 12/27/2013 9:40:39 PM PST by ReaganÜberAlles
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To: LeoWindhorse

God-help-us bump


3 posted on 12/27/2013 9:42:05 PM PST by TEXOKIE (We must surrender only to our Holy God and never to the evil that has befallen us.)
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To: LeoWindhorse

What are the cuts to the vets?


4 posted on 12/27/2013 9:45:09 PM PST by ReaganÜberAlles
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To: LeoWindhorse

Remember ‘the Ryan plan’ ?


5 posted on 12/27/2013 9:56:09 PM PST by sickoflibs (Obama : 'If you like your Doctor you can keep him, PERIOD! Don't believe the GOPs warnings')
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To: ReaganÃœberAlles

6 billion over 10 years. Reduced COLA. Meanwhile.the Rats are looking at extending unemployment benefits to certain people for 1 year at a cost of 26 billion. I hate our pathetic government who has no respect for those who gave some and some who gave all.


6 posted on 12/27/2013 9:57:33 PM PST by vpintheak (Thankful to be God blessed & chosen!)
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To: LeoWindhorse; All

I’m not clear if this is past or future vets.


7 posted on 12/27/2013 9:59:52 PM PST by gleeaikin
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To: LeoWindhorse

Ryan is a sellout punk!


8 posted on 12/27/2013 10:37:45 PM PST by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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To: fortheDeclaration

we almost had him for VP ....What can be done to cause the Republican Party to find good , electable candidates ? America needs a hero ! Not another fricken lawyer .... Never again .


9 posted on 12/27/2013 10:51:19 PM PST by LeoWindhorse
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Ryan is a sellout punk!

Yeah right! And the democrats are all for liberty, capitalism and will allow you to keep what you earn! /sarc

10 posted on 12/27/2013 10:58:08 PM PST by entropy12 (Great republics wither when more people figure out they can get free stuff by electing socialists.)
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I agree that many items come to mind that should have been cut first.
However? The country IS broke and cuts must be made!


11 posted on 12/27/2013 10:58:35 PM PST by Kansas58
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To: entropy12

Ryan created a ‘budget’ that the Democrats loved-what does that tell you?


12 posted on 12/27/2013 11:03:00 PM PST by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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To: fortheDeclaration

Ryan knows that Obamacare is going to hurt dRats in 2014.
Ryan has seen what government shutdown did to republicans a few months back.
Ryan’s deal is basically a neutral deal. It cancels government shutdown.
It is a strategy to cause no harm until 2014 elections.

It may just work. Trying to force a better deal would automatically result in a shutdown. The dRats currently have the veto power. repubs have no power to pass a deal they desire. Another gov’t shutdown will hurt repubs badly in 2014.

Until GOP wins the White House, no better deals are possible. That is the reality.


13 posted on 12/27/2013 11:36:14 PM PST by entropy12 (Great republics wither when more people figure out they can get free stuff by electing socialists.)
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To: Kansas58

You are 100% correct in that cuts must be made.

However repubs can not override president Zero’s veto.
Not enough votes in senate to do that. The Rats will never go along with cuts because it hurts their base of freeloaders.

Best strategy right now is to not do anything to stop the Rats while they are imploding on Obamacare.

First we have to win elections. Only then a successful fight for our agenda is possible. The cart has to stay behind the horse.


14 posted on 12/27/2013 11:41:48 PM PST by entropy12 (Great republics wither when more people figure out they can get free stuff by electing socialists.)
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To: entropy12

Sad, but true.


15 posted on 12/27/2013 11:52:32 PM PST by TheTopRead
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To: entropy12
No, that isn't reality, that is surrender, the very thing the TeaParty is opposed to.

The shutdown didn't hurt the GOP, that is simply MSM progaganda.

What hurts the GOP is doing 'business as usual', which Ryan is doing.

It isn't a 'neutral deal' it increases the Gov't debt by 2 trillion dollars!

16 posted on 12/28/2013 12:04:54 AM PST by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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To: entropy12; fortheDeclaration
The reality is the world's once most deliberative body, the democrat dominated Senate of the United States, is Obama’s rubber stamp.

The reality is our esteemed GOP House quakes at the thought of media criticism, and has granted Obama both pigmentation immunity from his crimes, and de facto control of appropriations.

Conservatives have been waiting for another superman since the departure of Ronaldus Magnus in 1988.

National elections have not and will not lead to restoration of freedom.

Article V.

17 posted on 12/28/2013 2:39:41 AM PST by Jacquerie (To restore the 9th & 10th Amendments, repeal the 17th.)
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To: entropy12
First we have to win elections

The loss is worse with fake-conservative backstabbers we have now. They'd rather lose elections than cede power to conservatives. If they don't cede power to constitutional conservatives, we're no worse off losing and could be a unified opposition without them.

18 posted on 12/28/2013 3:15:02 AM PST by grania
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To: LeoWindhorse

The liberal Democrats are an enemy to the American people and our Nation. “

(Which ones are those? RINO ryan)


19 posted on 12/28/2013 3:34:32 AM PST by South Dakota (shut up and build a bakken pipe line)
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To: entropy12

Sounds exactly like karl rove... I disagree with you... you still believe in the republican party... too many of us have seen the light. I may vote for Conservative republicans but the party is dead to me because I do not trust them and the leadership has proven themselves as progressive whores out for their own power and wealth. ryan is a progressive and a statist. I choose to believe my own eyes and ears. I trust no one any longer but GOD and HIS SON.


20 posted on 12/28/2013 3:50:58 AM PST by LibLieSlayer (FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS! BETTER DEAD THAN RED!)
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