Tag Archives: paul ryan

Republicans, Once Giddy About the Sequester, Now Blame Obama for the Predictable Consequences

Posted on Wednesday, April 24th, 2013 by Doug Marquardt

I’ve always maintained that passing the “sequester” legislation was nothing more than a well-planned, Republican strategy – they get the massive cuts they wanted and the opportunity to blame the President for the consequences. Repeating lies has become the radical … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Debt and Budget, John Boehner, Paul Ryan, Politics, Republicans | Tagged bill shuster, doublethink, flight delays, john boehner, pat toomey, paul ryan, sequester

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What Paul Ryan Hopes You Gloss Over In His New Budget

Posted on Tuesday, March 12th, 2013 by Lucas Kawa

This morning, Paul Ryan released a rehashed version of the “Path to Prosperity” – and it’s nearly identical to the Romney/Ryan economic blueprint roundly rejected by Americans in November. Medicare is turned into a voucher system, Medicaid is block-granted to the states, … Continue reading →

Posted in Affordable Care Act, Barack Obama, Debt and Budget, Economic Justice, Healthcare, Medicaid, Medicare, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, Politics | Tagged Affordable Care Act, barack obama, debt and budget, economic justice, healthcare, medicaid, medicare, mitt romney, paul ryan, ryan budget

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Let’s Go to the Videotape: Lyin Ryan On the Sequester

Posted on Saturday, February 23rd, 2013 by Cindy Rose

Paul Ryan was interviewed on the Hugh Hewitt show two days ago, and when asked about the sequester, had this to say: “We see that as kind of the political game that the President is playing here. Let’s never forget … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, Debt and Budget, Paul Ryan, Politics, Republican Propaganda Machine, Republicans | Tagged congress, debt, gop, paul ryan, republicans, sequester

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Ryan Borrows a Page From Romney’s Playbook

Posted on Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013 by Cindy Rose

Republicans have done it to America again – plucked some less than qualified dolt from the party rank and file and convinced them they could run the country. Many believe Paul Ryan will seek his party’s nomination in 2016, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, Debt and Budget, Economic Justice, Economic Policy, Medicare, Paul Ryan, Politics, Republicans, Social Programs, Social Security | Tagged congress, debt, economic justice, economy, gop, paul ryan, republicans

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Boehner Weighs the Pros and Cons(ervatives): a Fiscal Cliffhanger

Posted on Sunday, December 30th, 2012 by Marc Belisle

As Congressional Republicans trickle back into Washington after a nice, long, relaxing, luxurious holiday vacation, House Speaker John Boehner sits alone in his office, waiting to hold a strategy session on the looming fiscal cliff. Making a piggy bank gallop … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Debt and Budget, Immigration, Income Inequality, Mitt Romney, Mother Jones, Paul Ryan, Politics, Primaries, The Constitution, The Middle-Class, The Poor, The Wealthy, Wall Street | Tagged barack obama, eric cantor, fiction, fiscal cliff, gerrymandering, Hastert Rule, house, Jan Brewer, john boehner, majority of the majority, michelle bachmann, Mitch McConnell, paul ryan, ronald reagan, satire, senate, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, tea party, Thomas Jefferson

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Charting The Republican War On Women: In the GOP’s Own Words

Posted on Thursday, October 25th, 2012 by Cindy Rose

This chart is brought to you by Brainwrap via Eclectablog: “Yesterday, in light of the latest misogynistic idiocy by the Republican moron of the moment, Richard Mourdock, I decided to whip up a compilation of some of the more revolting … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaigns, Election, Healthcare, Politics, Reproductive Rights, Republican War on Women, Republicans, Women's Health, Women's Rights | Tagged birth control, Contraception, election, gop, healthcare, mitt romney, paul ryan, reproductive rights, Republican War on Women, republicans, women's health, Women's Rights

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Romney did not misspeak on the 47% comments

Posted on Tuesday, October 16th, 2012 by Doug Marquardt

To “misspeak” means one says or pronounces something incorrectly. In the vice presidential debate Paul Ryan claimed that Romney misspoke when he trashed 47% of the country on hidden camera before a gathering of the super rich. The Ryan claim is that Romney … Continue reading →

Posted in Mitt Romney | Tagged 47%, mitt romney, paul ryan

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Some Conservative Chafing Over the Vice Presidential Debate

Posted on Saturday, October 13th, 2012 by Cindy Rose

What a crying shame, you finally get that five minutes of fame people are always talking about (okay in this instance it was about 48 seconds, but this woman is so ignorant five minutes would have qualified as cruel and … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Campaigns, Debates, Election, Joe Biden, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, Politics, Republicans | Tagged barack obama, campaigns, debates, Democrats, election, gop, joe biden, mitt romney, paul ryan, republicans, VP Debate

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This Won’t Happen, But It Would Be Great If It Did.

Posted on Thursday, October 11th, 2012 by Ken

The memorandum of understanding which designates the rules of tonight’s VP debate includes a rule that the moderator will refer the Republican as Mister Ryan, not Congressman Ryan. Would it not be freaking HILARIOUS if, when Ryan and Biden shake … Continue reading →

Posted in Debates, Politics | Tagged joe biden, paul ryan, Sneeze Post, VP Debate

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Romney’s Not the Only Problem, There’s Also the Party He Represents

Posted on Thursday, October 11th, 2012 by Cindy Rose

Even if one is undecided about Romney, and let’s face it, even Romney is undecided about Romney; it’s the company he keeps, the vile element that has taken over the GOP, that should be cause for concern. Republicans are clinging … Continue reading →