Speaker Ryan’s Conditions

National Review ^ | 10/20/15 7:56PM | Alexis Levinson, Eliana Johnson & Elaina Plott

[chasio649]

Conditions? When you buy a car do you accept the dealer’s conditions? That one word alone tells me to tell him to go to h*ll.

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I think he should feel honored to take the position...He shows his entitlement mentality and his ego.

[chasio649]

Exactly!

[NKP_Vet]

Here’s flip-flopper Paul Ryan in all his glory...

The 2011 National Journal Vote Ratings rated Paul Ryan 68.2 on the conservative scale, being more conservative than 68% of the full House, and ranked as the 150th most conservative member based on roll-call votes.[91]

Here’s Mr “I have no core values” Ryan in all his glory:

Before he signed on to be Romney’s running mate he claimed his views on abortion were the same as the Catholic Church, of which he belongs. No abortion for any reason and that includes rape, incest and “life of the mother.”

Within days after Romney chosen him he was going on all the news shows and when asked what his position was on abortion, started saying “my views are the same as Governor Romney, I am pro-life except in cases of rape, incest and life of the mother.”

In other words he threw his faith under the bus the minute Romney told him to.

A check of his abortion views now are.......

He believes all abortions should be illegal, including those resulting from rape or incest, and only makes an exception for cases where the woman’s life is at risk.[177][178]

So the minute Romney lost Ryan switched back to his original position on abortion. But he still throws his faith under the bus with the “life of the mother” exception. He can’t appear that “extreme”, where he would let a woman die in childbirth and the baby live. He needs to read the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

[Verginius Rufus]

I just checked in to see what condition his conditions are in.

[Read Write Repeat]

Though it wasn’t a night in which Ryan was making many concessions — aside from a nod that he was seriously considering taking a job he has said publicly he does not want — he also hinted strongly that he will not bring an immigration bill to the House floor. He told his colleagues the issue was simply “too divisive” and he wanted to focus on the things on which the conference is in agreement, like border security and internal enforcement, as opposed to a comprehensive bill.

Where's the legislation detailing effective border fence complete with guarding, heavy and meaningful penalties for employers hiring illegals, etc. that backs this up? Maybe I'm dense. I can't find it.

Ryan may be negotiating with the House, but the GOP is negotiating with US. We have a poison pill too.

[dsc]

“Because they couldn’t get more than 40 votes. They can prevent someone from being elected speaker but they can’t get one of their own elected.”

The common strategy is to block, block, block, block, block, until finally your opponents capitulate.

Stupid Party Congresspukes seem to favor pre-emptive surrender.

[dsc]

““If I can truly be a unifying figure, then I will gladly serve,””

Screw you, politician, and “unifying” with you. I don’t want to be “unified” with the forces of evil; I want them hammered into the dust, humiliated, discredited, driven completely out of public life—preferably via a perp walk.

[FourPeas]

This is The Test for the Freedom Caucus. I fear they’re going to fail and give in to Ryan’s demands.

[Boardwalk]

Get lost Ryan!

[dfwgator]

My offer is this, nothing.

[EternalHope]

This is The Test for the Freedom Caucus. I fear they’re going to fail and give in to Ryan’s demands.

I have the same fear.

And I am appalled at Ryan's demands. No one could even MAKE those demands unless they are a totalitarian at heart.

[Theodore R.]

Sounds like Ryan has the potential to be worse than Boehner.

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

“he also hinted strongly that he will not bring an immigration bill to the House floor.”

Hinted strongly? WTF is that?

No “hints”, dumb-ox! Say, “Yes” or “No”, period!

[noinfringers2]

A man that sets himself up as a dictator instead of a service person has no conscience as to being a representative of the people. If the Republicans acquiesce to one mans demands for power on his terms they, the Republicans, have no moral standing to represent any portion of the US population.

[SkyPilot]

Ryan is a non-starter. He loves illegals and hates veterans: active, retired, and honorably discharged.

Bingo.

[Lisbon1940]

>> rubber band man...

Reid didn’t endorse Ryan. He said Dems can work with him. To reject Ryan on that basis means admitting we oppose the idea of legislating. Most politicians don’t want to admit that.