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Paul Ryan to Tea Party: You are the problem
washingtonpost.com ^ | 2/3/16 | Paul Waldman

Posted on 02/03/2016 4:12:33 PM PST by cotton1706

Today, Paul Ryan gave a fascinating speech at Heritage Action, a tea party-allied organization that has fashioned itself as the guardian of conservative purity. The speech called for unity. "To quote William Wallace in Braveheart," he said, "we have to unite the clans."

But his speech was actually a repudiation of everything the tea party has done. Not only that, Ryan also took shots at the congressional Republican leadership, and even the current GOP presidential candidates. He didn’t call anyone out by name, but if you understand what’s happening now and the conflict that has roiled the Republican Party for the last seven years, the critique was hard to miss.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: elections; gopestablishment; paulryno; rino; rinoturd; suckstobeyoujackass; teaparty
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Guaranteed that by "uniting the clans," Paul Ryan doesn't mean that moderates will have go along with conservative legislation. Oh, no! For it doesn't work that way. It means that conservatives MUST go along with the moderate-liberals.

Unity is a one-way street to these people. YOU must join US, but WE will NEVER join YOU!!

1 posted on 02/03/2016 4:12:33 PM PST by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

Paul Ryan: STFU


2 posted on 02/03/2016 4:13:17 PM PST by Zarro (Ben Carson 2016)
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To: cotton1706

Figures.


3 posted on 02/03/2016 4:13:39 PM PST by Pajamajan ( Pray for our nation. Thank the Lord for everything you have. Don't wait. Do it today.)
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To: cotton1706

Trump makes deals with the losers and loses himself.

Cruz does not make deals. He wins.

Choose Cruz! Dump Trump!


4 posted on 02/03/2016 4:13:48 PM PST by sagar (3 way race; cranky populist - Trump/Sanders, establishment - Roobio/Hillary, conservative - Cruz!)
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To: cotton1706

Come on Wisconsin! Off this dispicable turd!


5 posted on 02/03/2016 4:14:02 PM PST by vette6387
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To: cotton1706

The Voice of Mediocrity has spoken!


6 posted on 02/03/2016 4:14:09 PM PST by MeganC (The Republic of The United States of America: 7/4/1776 to 6/26/2015 R.I.P.)
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To: cotton1706

Heritage is bringing in Paul Ryan and his buddy Ben Sasse whose college sued Fremont for enforcing immigration ordinance on renting to illegals.


7 posted on 02/03/2016 4:14:24 PM PST by ObamahatesPACoal (Savage BLASTS Megyn Kelly, Fox News Over Treatment Of Trump)
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To: cotton1706

Paul Boner or John Ryan or whatever your name is, YOU are the problem! You and Turtonnell are a yuge problem!


8 posted on 02/03/2016 4:15:50 PM PST by Road Warrior ‘04 (Molon Labe! (Oathkeeper))
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To: cotton1706

And we will continue to be, you utter piece of crap.


9 posted on 02/03/2016 4:15:53 PM PST by Attention Surplus Disorder (I apologize for not apologizing.)
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To: cotton1706

STFU you delusional jerk PR


10 posted on 02/03/2016 4:16:37 PM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: cotton1706

Paul Waldman wrote:
“What Progressives Must Learn From Conservative Success.”

Ryan has me really mad at him but this is an attack piece from the ultra-left.


11 posted on 02/03/2016 4:17:29 PM PST by Zathras
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To: sagar

What in the He** are you talking about? This thread is about Paul Ryan. Cruz doesn’t make deals? I guess you truly are igorant how he succumbed to Mitch McConnell to take out Christ McDaniel in Mississippi. Rand Paul admitted it - and said Cruz was part of it too. How ignorant Cruzbots can be.


12 posted on 02/03/2016 4:17:53 PM PST by Catsrus (I callz 'em as I seez 'em)
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To: cotton1706

And come October the Karl Rove checks will come rolling in to the usuall GOP Clowns on here to tell us....If ya dont vote for our Douche we will get Hilliary and its your fault. The trick is that Their guy is a Democrat.
Some people never learn.
Go Trump. Thats were “My Vote” will be cast.
Taliban Ryan is a Bad Man. A very Bad Man.


13 posted on 02/03/2016 4:18:16 PM PST by MotorCityBuck ( Keep the change, you filthy animal! ,)
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To: cotton1706

I wish I was in his district just so I could vote against him.


14 posted on 02/03/2016 4:18:49 PM PST by umgud
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To: sagar

I support Cruz and trump though that is getting harder.

Trump has his issues, many, but he has fought and brought issues forward that otherwise would have been ignored and buried.

Cruz has good ideas and was an effective fighter in Texas when he had cover from the governor and leadership. However, he has not been successful in the Senate and has not won any major fights nor has he been able to get past the media filter on the substance of major issues.


15 posted on 02/03/2016 4:20:25 PM PST by georgiarat (Obama, providing incompetence since Day One!)
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To: cotton1706

Holy CRAP, Ryan!!!

You work FOR US, pal!!!!

WE pay your salary and for your cushy lifestyle.

How freakin’ DARE you!!!


16 posted on 02/03/2016 4:22:11 PM PST by joethedrummer
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To: cotton1706

In a nut shell he is saying, “we don’t intend to try to accomplish anything the voters sent us here to do for the remainder of the election cycle, but if you give us another chance we promise we will do something.” I know they are out there, Hannum said there is one (an establishment voter) born every minute, But seriously, who is buying this BS anymore? I am tired of tough talk, I want to see some action.


17 posted on 02/03/2016 4:22:44 PM PST by Yogafist
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To: cotton1706

More on the fun:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/house-freedom-caucus-budget-heritage_us_56b264d9e4b01d80b244e513?h3oqd7vi

Apparently the HFC is gonna insist on sequester levels. (Hey-it’s ‘something!)


18 posted on 02/03/2016 4:23:46 PM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: cotton1706
Memo To Paul Ryan:

Click the Pic

Hey! Paul Ryan!


Click the Pic

19 posted on 02/03/2016 4:24:56 PM PST by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! I reallyRead it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: georgiarat

“However, he has not been successful in the Senate and has not won any major fights nor has he been able to get past the media filter on the substance of major issues.”

This is precisely why the NEED to get Cruz take over the Executive branch. Given the balance of power, 1 Executive = 100 Senators + 435 House Reps. Imagine the power of 535 Sen. Cruzs.


20 posted on 02/03/2016 4:25:02 PM PST by sagar (3 way race; cranky populist - Trump/Sanders, establishment - Roobio/Hillary, conservative - Cruz!)
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