Paul Ryan asks Blue Dogs to stop fiscal train wreck, restore American ideals

[ast453000]

It was all those "entrepreneurs who got up, worked hard, and took risks" on Wall Street who are responsible for the market crash of 2008, and subsequent recession. Isn't it great that "big gubment" wasn't there to look out for the people and stop them.

Happy unemployment!

[ast453000]

"It has done more to bring prosperity and lift people out of poverty than any other nation." - Factually false.

Several other countries, including Norway, have higher per capita incomes than the US.

[ChapinCapitan]

What is about to happen is a massive meltdown, an actual train wreck. why? the money we use and think exists is based upon "computer imagination". it's a true wonder that our "Federal Reserve Notes' are even believed to exist. The dollars are generated by the central bank making eletronic deposits in the accounts of member banks.

[ChapinCapitan]

@ChapinCapitan Those banks turn around and loan that money out at 8 to 16 times the interest rate they pay to borrow it. None of this speaker's words hold truth. They are based upon lies and fabrications. If we believe him we are buying into the national crisis that is being created before our very eyes.

[TheUnitedStatists]

those bloodsuckers on the other side of the aisle obviously didnt listen, i know why, they don't have a conscience.

[MsZeitgeist85]

"Stop this fiscal train wreck"

This is from the same guy that voted for the War, Medicare Part D, The Bush Tax Cuts, The Bailouts.

Paul Ryan is a fucking joke.

[oldstyleliberal]

@MsZeitgeist85 Tax cuts are not fiscally irresponsible. Every time the capital gains tax has gone up revenue from that tax has decreased.

[oldstyleliberal]

@MsZeitgeist85 but other than that yeah. Those are the reasons I'm a libertarian.

[TheKmbt]

Ryan is a tool of the wealthy elite! The right wing exists for the sole purpose of enriching the wealthy elite at the expense of the middle class! Not one of those niggers voted for health care reform or the extension of unemployment benefits! What has the right wing done for the middle class?

[Russellt0228]

i love this kid. he actually has points and policies not just words. man i wish they broke up the federal govt a bit, and just allowed funding into the army. Let SSI be state run, ditto for medicare/medicaid and P.S.

[dorslv]

So when did they stop being statesmen, like Ryan, to the politicians we now have in DC!

[leycyp]

Thank you, Congressman Ryan.

[teapartyleader]

The Tea Party Voters have had enough...we will not stop until every Congressman who votes for this bill has been voted out...retires... or worse. Their families will not be immune to the pain and suffering that will return to them.

[jgraves58]

I am a conservative. I also think it would be just if they were voted out of office for not only voting for a bill they hadn't read, but one that is also unconstitutional. Howerver, I do not wish any "pain and suffering" to come their families. Liberal/socialist Democrats aren't evil, they're just wrong. There's no need to wish them harm.

[seandouglas1]

people wake up! wake the fuck up! its the progressive movement nothing new been around for years and the longer there around the less rights and freedoms we have. not a demo. or repub thing nor is it black or white thats just how they divide us.when nobody is paying attension they get a little more of there secret agenda through. so lets stop being this or that and lets just be americans and stand tall and take our country back plz before its to late sean walker bako calif

[robzdriven]

Wow! where did this guy go to school? This mindset isnt taught. It needs to be.

[MyCelticHeaven]

A true Republican platform is small, limited government and free markets. It is staying out of the private life of individuals and providing basic servcies like police, fire, emergency and security/military.

Government in the last year is the only one adding jobs. Everytime Govt hires someone, there salary has to be paid by tax dollars. Govt jobs are NOT the answer.. stimulating the private sector is the only way.. not more taxes. Less taxes creates incentive to start or expand businesses.

[jgraves58]

Great comment because it's concise and very true.

[szatmar666]

@MyCelticHeaven LOL! The true republican platform is what they ACTUALLY DID when they had full power for 6 years: start illegal wars off budget, entitlement programs for pharmaceutical companies, like Medicare part D and overall double the national debt (to $12 TR) and bankrupt the country. Ryan and the republicans cut personal income taxes for the rich to create an incentive for them to put their money on Wall Street instead of creating jobs in the real economy. That's their REAL AGENDA!

[MsBossDJ]

If the Republicans have the solution to our fiscal problems, why did President Bush and the Republicans leave us with a train on a collision course? I don't hear anything substantive from them. All I see are Republicans digging in their heels on every proposal President Obama makes. Do they really think that McCain and Palin would be doing a better job? Right now I wouldn't vote for a single Republican.

[MyCelticHeaven]

MsBossDJ.. the easy answer is the GWBush and Co didn't act like Repulicans. They spent like drunken Democrats.. but then again.. we are spending for 2 wars, terror trials, etc.

Consider this guy.. Paul Ryan.. there are some great Repulbicans out there. McCain and Palin was weak ticket.

[MsBossDJ]

Thanks for your comment.

[jgraves58]

The reasons are varied and multiple and no conservative is denying the republicans mistakes. We even opposed them. But, passing a bill that we know is even worse just because the opposite party introduces it doesn't make sense. Let's not make the same policy mistakes, let's make our judgement about the policy, not who's proposing it.

[pheil58]

This man needs to run in 2012

[jgraves58]

I would vote for right now if I could and I do hope he runs in 2012.

[TheUnitedStatists]

@pheil58 been saying for months

[szatmar666]

@pheil58 I agree, he should run! Obama will mop the floor with him. He'll start with Ryan's budget busting voting record on Iraq and Medicare Part D.

[masotta]

Hey Blue Dogs,

if you dont pass this bill we are going to keep a magnifier glass over your heads for the rest of your life.

If you guys were bought be very very careful; at the first dollar spent without an explanation we are going put you behind bars.

Shame on you BLUE DOGS

[giertta]

Paul Ryan got wrong on that point wrong

we here in sweden and and other countries in europe got mutch bigger Social welfare than you In US will ever got. ever.!

absollutly free Health care,over here and if you dont got any money you will get your money for free anyway from the social-service system mutch is free over here gym training ,University

and more mutch more than that.

[clunecrazie8]

that's why sweden is so powerful right?

[Mshowdyfromlonestar]

giertta: you don't know how bad you've got it over there in Sweden. Come over here and get a taste of America, then yall find out how much you're missin.

[pandabead]

Yes I wrote the RNC and told them to get this guy to run.

[Iamonefourhim]

Save a tree kill a baby right?

[masotta]

Paul Ryan

your speach is disrespectful. Please do not insult Americans any more.

[Iamonefourhim]

A lot of people missing the point. You want to blame bush... ok. Do not blame conservatives, Bushs' policies were NOT conservative. His LIBERAL spending and his LIBERAL policies did this. Questions?

[librophile]

lameBrainfourhim...

Bush was anything but a LIBERAL.

He was an Ultra-Far-Right Conservative Republican Extremist.

Learn about politics dumbass before posting here. JEEEZ !!!

[Iamonefourhim]

So you're saying his spending wasn't liberal? You are ignorant like most (not all) Liberals.

[destienylie66]

You guys clearly don't have kids. Yes the Republicans did some wrong stuff but you can't possibly see this is the way to fix things. Your hate for bush and the republicans has blinded you. How can you spend your way out of this thing. We need some guys in the middle like Paul Ryan. Glad he is looking out for us. If we could get more like hime maybe we could get this thing fixed.

[librophile]

Republicans controlled Congress for 12 years.

For 8 of these 12 years they rubber-stamped every spending that Bush asked for ... which took our Government from a Clinton SURPLUS of $65 Billions ... to a Bush deficit of $1.5 Trillions and plunged our Nation into the greatest economy mess since the Great Depresssion !!

And now the Republicans are playing the "fiscally responsible card" !!!

What a joke !!

Republicans ... what a bunch of hypocrites !!

WE THE PEOPLE ARE NOT BUYING IT !!

[masotta]

good !!

[librophile]

US ECONOMY IN LAYMAN TERMS:

2000~BUSH~REPUBLICANS Congress started a fire to our HOUSE & allowed it to BURN DOWN.

2007~DEMOCRATIC Congress with 1 majority vote are BLOCKED by BUSH~REPUBLICANS from putting out the fire.

2009~DEMOCRATS using our Money are now cleaning up the mess & rebuilding our HOUSE with Smoke Alarms to prevent it from happening again.

WE THE PEOPLE know that it takes MORE TIME--MORE MONEY--to rebuild a HOUSE from the ground up...than it was to let it BURN DOWN.

[Mshowdyfromlonestar]

librophile: Your wrong about that first date. The fire started in the CLINTON administration and Bush inherited the mess. Bush warned Congress what was comin' and they refused to listen to him--he tried to put out the fire.

The Dems are addin' FUEL to the fire.

The smoke alarms are now beginning to go off all over America and WE THE PEOPLE are hearin' 'em.

It'll take a bunch of AMERICAN STATESMEN to rebuild the HOUSE.

[librophile]

Mshowdyfromloony ...

Read the passed bills in Congress, AS I DID ... and get back to me.

You need to educate yourself with FACTS ... NOT FALSE ILLUSIONS !!

My comment was 100% accurate as always !!

[Mshowdyfromlonestar]

Librophile:

Did you know that the last yrs of the Bush administration were controlled by a Dem. Congress? That means that the bailouts are their responsibility.

My "false illusions" are facts. RESEARCH FOR YOURSELF AND SEE.

Of course you think yur comment is accurate just as much as I know mine is!

Haha! yall think we in the Lone Star state are loony but look what we got...a model citizen state with one of the best economies! Sorry, yew can't mess with a Texan...proud I'm a Texan gal!

[librophile]

MshowdyLoony...Texas is one of the states that receive the most money from the Government (US Tax Payers). They rate the LOWEST in EDUCATION !!

In 2007 The New Democratic Congress with only one (1) single majority vote were blocked by the Republicans who stalled, fillibustered every Democrat Bills.

Bush vetoed all Democrats Bills & the Republicans refused to give them the needed 60 votes to overturn Bush Veto.

YES ... I AM 100% ACCURATE.

Texas is now 42% Democrat ... 37% Republican

[Mshowdyfromlonestar]

librophile: lol! Yew obviously ain't from Texas. Let me tell yew a thing or two about TX.

Yew know why we're so proud of Perry? Cuz he didn't take the stimulus money the gov. tried to offer him. That's partly why he's so popular down here.

Yew must be lookin' at that new Gallup Poll that shows TX as competitive & OK as leanin' Democratic. Of all the ridiculous things in the world--TX almost red & OK was solid red in '08 election.

[librophile]

I WORKED in DALLAS, TEAXAS for 8 yrs. I LEFT because I got FED UP of the prevailing RACISM in that state.

TEXAS ... where 3 HOODLUMS tied up a BLACK MAN behind a pickup truck with CHAINS ... & DRAGGED HIM for 3 miles on a GRAVEL ROAD for fun !!.

His SCREAMS can still resonate across the USA.

His BODY was so MUTILATED like RAW MEAT, that his SHOULDERS & HEAD got detached from the TORSO !!

TAKE YOUR TEXAS AND SHOVE IT !!

[Mshowdyfromlonestar]

librophile: I can't help but wonder.

If TX is a prevailing Democratic state (like you claim), why the prevailing racism?

Don't you want "Democratic" TX?

[Iamonefourhim]

They are about to find out socialism won't fly with the american people. I find their idiocy amusing, don't you? Paul Ryan Ron Paul 2012.

[Mshowdyfromlonestar]

liprophile: Discussion closed. The more yew answer the dumber yew sound & if yew keep it up your arguments are gonna totally lose water on here. I'm not gonna exploit your ignorance to further my argument.

Yew really do sound like yew don't know what your talkin' about.

But please do a li'l research before yew vote in any further election.

[librophile]

MshowdylOONY...If you knew who I am you would know that I check & double-check everything in politic.

MY COMMENTS ARE 100% TRUE & ACCURATE....You're a liar !!

[ep182]

How can you say that the last eight years of republican government represent fiscal conservativeness?

[librophile]

I didn't ... They spent like there was no tomorrow and are the cause for the mess we're in.

Go read my post again ... S-L-O--W-L-Y.

[pandabead]

I think I am in luv!! this guy is good looking, smart and highly principled Paul Ryan for President. He is like ronald reagan. I remember those days they were the best times in American History.

[Mshowdyfromlonestar]

pandabead: I'm totally in luv!!! Isn't Ryan totally AWESOME!

[FulinYu]

The "bluedogs" suck the redogs, apparently.

[VirginianAmerican]

BLUE DOG...AKA

Jeez I want to get re-elected and Obama is a sinking ship so I need to vote away from him!!!

[librophile]

My ANAGRAM reveals the HIDDEN meaning by re-arranging these same letters:

The Blue Dogs Democratic Senators (29 letters) =

ERODE SCAB SEAT !! DITCH MONGRELS OUT !!

...(In 2010 lets get rid of these Scab Mongrels who opposed the PUBLIC option and lets elect only TRUE liberal democrats)...

My ANAGRAMS never lie.

[SpecialFester]

Hell yeah I'm with you bro!

Who wants America to stay exceptional when you can have inferior health care, out of control taxes, and bankrupt the nation anyways!

[1KuanTi]

I can't stanf the FRB and the reckless spending from both sides, republicans and democrats. There are liars and thieves on both sides. Its time to prosecute these people. Obama is incompetent, hey get into a scrap and he'll invite you to the white house for a beer, what an idiot! how nice reaching down to the little people so we can fawn over him, give me a break.

[halfbaked63]

Well said, glad to hear a politician that I can agree with...every single word.

[PatriotSue]

Congressman, DON'T COMMIT ADULTERY, please. The Conservative party needs you. You fellow conservatives are killing their political careers, with their infidelities. Keep your political and moral slate clean.

[JohnGaltSpeaking1981]

Amen - Congressman Ryan is the fiscal conservative leader that we desperately need!!

[bikers4liberty]

Blue Dog Lincoln Davis D Tn never complied. I emailed him twice and just got some standard, impersonal reply.

[oooowwwwdddd]

He's so hot I love Paul Ryan..... Dude.... if he became gay for me I would become a Republican for him..... dam......

[jbrentoniv]

He said: "Save our Nation from financial disaster and tyranny" while the liberals heard: "I hate black people and I love war." Don't forget the Statists who heard "Government too big? I can't seem to make sense of those 3 words together. Is he a survivalist or something?"

This is so out of hand and ridiculous. Educating the masses would take massive propaganda, and even then it would be almost impossible.I'm not being pessimistic,but when the indoctrination is so strong...all you can do is hope.

[bassinger07]

man, how did i ever miss this on c-span 3?!

[JohnGaltSpeaking1981]

Did you also miss him on CNBC, MSNBC, and Fox News? He was on those as well.... Just an FYI... ; )

[underbird]

Stop voting for bailouts and 90% taxes against AIG employees Mr Ryan!

[jleeds07]

Of course he's against a global government...but free market globalism =/= global government. What are you talking about?

[harrisoncz7]

Great man!

[mdbarnes21]

I am a former Milwaukee resident. This guy is solid. Now I'm a Californian, fight for conservative principles to return once again to the golden state. An epic battle about to begin and we need strong and articulate leaders like Ryan to help us more forward to founding principles and throw statism on the ash heap of history.

[ballajd]

Thank you Representive Paul Ryan for making me proud to be from Wisconsin. Could you please get my Rep Steve Kagen on board!!!

[ilovebrewers2]

Thanks you Rep. Ryan as a 15 year old I know you are doing the right thing for my generation and for my kids generation

[maryb1161]

Are you saying at the end of the piece that you are voting for the budget? 

"I've got 3 kids, 4,5 &7yrs.old. When I get home one Friday, I want to look my kids in the eyes and tell them I did the right thing for their future. By voting for this Budget I know I can say this with a straight face."

Wow thank you Rep. Ryan I knew you were a smart guy!

[pixelfreak007]

ahhh

slip up

[jbrentoniv]

He's no Daniel Hannan I'll give you that, but he did a good job none the less.

[JohnGaltSpeaking1981]

He sounds a bit like Jindal doesn't he? None-the-less, he rocks! I live in MN and wish we had him representing our district. A rising star in the "true" conservative party - I hope he sticks to his principles!!

[JohnRhysMusician]

I truly hope that the Blue Dog Democrats oppose this budget. A Blue Dog I am familiar with, Daniel Lipinski of Western Springs, Illinois, voted present on the stimulus. Why couldn't he make a decision? Blue Dogs are just softy Republicans. They need to make-up their mind.

[Bellek100]

everyone should call their representatives and tell them to get behind Rep. Paul. He is a true American and we need to support him wholely.

[111qqqzzz]

how right he is God help us

[Pvtjamesryan2]

Talking is pointless. They're not listening. They DON'T care!!

[pfizzbones]

Thank you Rep. Ryan. You are speaking the voice of the outraged American. And you are one of the great conservative minds that we are supporting in the Republican party.