More than 17 percent of the Florida population is 65 years or older, looking forward to collecting the Social Security they have paid into for 5 decades, and enjoying Medicare assistance with their exploding healthcare costs. Paul Ryan is their worst nightmare.
Yeah, he's "likeable", if you like having to pay him to represent you. http://www.lunacanus.com/2011/09/paul-ryan-another-horses-ass/ Wisconsin’s not so favorite son, House member Paul Ryan. received a lot of bad press during the August break. He earned it and damn it, he deserved it. First we have his now notorious Town Hall meetings which he foolishly held only on a pay-per-view basis. Then we have his crass and cowardly treatment of the unemployed constituents who came to see him about the jobs situation in the state and country. That situation of course, is not his problem or in his view part of his job. Imagine voters thinking they had a right to talk to their congressional representative. Imagine he would care. After all his job as a tea bagger Republican representative is to play gotcha Obama politics, not to represent the interests of his district. Just who do these voters think they are? So Paul Ryan had them arrested for sitting in his office waiting for an audience with him. Now understand Paul Ryan knows well and good he has to be a really good representative of the moneyed interests in his district, just not the working rabble. [video=youtube;Glzma7r-BOI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Glzma7r-BOI&feature=player_embedded#t=42s[/video] For instance that old “gentleman” who stood up and yelled about his Social Security, Medicare, Unemloyment and working fifty years. He obviously deserved the treatment he received, right Paul Ryan? You must have thought so or you would have acted like an adult man and stopped the police from dragging him out. That older gentleman is Tim Nielson. He is 71 years old and a retired plumber. While you cracked a joke about his blood pressure medication the police were putting this good citizen from your district on the floor and handcuffing him. Watch the video Paul Ryan because your actions say this is okay with you. [video=youtube;GBhdXfCdaA8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=GBhdXfCdaA8#t=2s[/video] Paul Ryan may be the most inept public speaker I've ever seen. [video=youtube;dRhFnLeDdzM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dRhFnLeDdzM#t=174s[/video]
Don't blame MARIS61. The Dems are the people lying about what Ryan's reform plan actually is for Medicare, and MARIS clearly just gobbles up any distortions he's told. It makes him ignorant to the informed posters on this board, but he's largely representative of the typical voter in his knowledge of the specifics.
MARIS - "Romney just lost Florida because the seniors don't want their benefits taken away!" REALITY -"Um, Ryan's plan for reform only impacts those 50 years-old and younge.r" MARIS - "Well, Paul Ryan is a meanie and kills peoples' wives who get cancer! And he's a terrible speaker!! Now, let me post a video of another dumbass that didn't know the facts about Ryan's plan!!" I have to laugh at the belligerent guy in the video ranting about his benefits and such. Hey, dumbass, Ryan's reforms wouldn't even impact you. What an idiot.
If you actually took the time and minimal effort to think past sound bites and simple comments such as my previous post, and extrapolate on the effects and related consequences of the basic premises of said one-liners, you might realize for instance that most seniors vote in hopes of providing a safer and more compassionate world for their children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Most have been permanently robbed of their financial legacy by the likes of Romney and Ryan, and can only leave their loved ones hope for a kinder and gentler future. Let's see if you supposed big government opponents can wrap your short attention spans around this revealing chart and tell me what it means: http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/06/01/493849/obama-bush-jobs-record/?mobile=nc You'll probably have to read the short explanation for it to penetrate your thick skulls, but I'll be happy to walk you through it slowly if you truly desire to sound less gullible in yoiur future posts.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2012/08/11/full_text_of_paul_ryans_speech_115074.html Real Solutions Will Take Leadership and Courage By Rep. Paul Ryan - August 11, 2012 Congressman Paul Ryan today delivered the following remarks in Norfolk, Virginia after Mitt Romney selected him to be his Vice Presidential running mate: Thank you Governor Romney, Ann. I am deeply honored and excited to join you as your running mate. Mitt Romney is a leader with the skills, the background and the character that our country needs at a crucial time in its history. Following four years of failed leadership, the hopes of our country, which have inspired the world, are growing dim; and they need someone to revive them. Governor Romney is the man for this moment; and he and I share one commitment: we will restore the dreams and greatness of this country. I want you to meet my family. My wife Janna, our daughter Liza, and our sons, Charlie and Sam. I am surrounded by the people I love, and I have been asked by Governor Romney to serve the country I love. Janesville, Wisconsin is where I was born and raised, and I never really left it. It’s our home now. For the last 14 years, I have proudly represented Wisconsin in Congress. There, I have focused on solving the problems that confront our country, and turning ideas into action; and action into solutions. I am committed, in heart and mind, to putting that experience to work in a Romney Administration. This is a crucial moment in the life of our nation; and it is absolutely vital that we select the right man to lead America back to prosperity and greatness. That man is standing next to me. His name is Mitt Romney. And he will be the next president of the United States My dad died when I was young. He was a good and decent man. I still remember a couple of things he would say that have really stuck with me. "Son you are either part of the problem or part of the solution." Regrettably, President Obama has become part of the problem,...and Mitt Romney is the solution. The other thing my dad would say is that every generation of Americans leaves their children better off. That's the American legacy. Sadly, for the first time in our history, we are on a path which will undo that legacy. That is why we need new leadership to become part of the solution – new leadership to restore prosperity, economic growth, and jobs. It is our duty to save the American Dream for our children, and theirs. And I believe there is no person in America who is better prepared – because of his experience; because of the principles he holds; and because of his achievements and excellence in so many different arenas – to lead America at this point in its history. Let me say a word about the man Mitt Romney will replace. No one disputes President Obama inherited a difficult situation. And, in his first 2 years, with his party in complete control of Washington, he passed nearly every item on his agenda. But that didn’t make things better. In fact, we find ourselves in a nation facing debt, doubt and despair. This is the worst economic recovery in 70 years. Unemployment has been above 8 percent for more than three years, the longest run since the Great Depression. Families are hurting. We have the largest deficits and the biggest federal government since WWII. Nearly 1 out of 6 Americans are in poverty--the worst rate in a generation. Moms and dads are struggling to make ends meet. Household incomes have dropped by more than $4,000 over the past four years. Whatever the explanations, whatever the excuses, this is a record of failure. President Obama, and too many like him in Washington, have refused to make difficult decisions because they are more worried about their next election than they are about the next generation. We might have been able to get away with that before, but not now. We’re in a different, and dangerous, moment. We're running out of time -- and we can't afford 4 more years of this. Politicians from both parties have made empty promises which will soon become broken promises--with painful consequences--if we fail to act now. I represent a part of America that includes inner cities, rural areas, suburbs and factory towns. Over the years I have seen and heard from a lot from families, from those running small businesses, and from people who are in need. But what I have heard lately troubles me the most. There is something different in their voice and in their words. What I hear from them are diminished dreams, lowered expectations, uncertain futures. I hear some people say that this is just "the new normal." High unemployment, declining incomes and crushing debt is not a new normal. It's the result of misguided policies. And next January, our economy will begin a comeback with the Romney Plan for a Stronger Middle Class that will lead to more jobs and more take home pay for working Americans. America is on the wrong track; but Mitt Romney and I will take the right steps, in the right time, to get us back on the right track! I believe my record of getting things done in Congress will be a very helpful complement to Governor Romney’s executive and private sector success outside Washington. I have worked closely with Republicans as well as Democrats to advance an agenda of economic growth, fiscal discipline, and job creation. I’m proud to stand with a man who understands what it takes to foster job creation in our economy, someone who knows from experience, that if you have a small business—you did build that. At Bain Capital, he launched new businesses and he turned around failing ones – companies like Staples, Bright Horizons and Sports Authority, just to name a few. Mitt Romney created jobs and showed he knows how a free economy works. At the Olympics, he took a failing enterprise and made it the pride of our entire nation. As governor of Massachusetts, he worked with Democrats and Republicans to balance budgets with no tax increases, lower unemployment, increase income and improve people’s lives. In all of these things, Mitt Romney has shown himself to be a man of achievement, excellence and integrity. Janna and I tell Liza, Charlie and Sam that America is a place where, if you work hard and play by the rules, you can get ahead. We Americans look at one another's success with pride, not resentment, because we know, as more Americans work hard, take risks, and succeed, more people will prosper, our communities will benefit, and individual lives will be improved and uplifted. But America is more than just a place...it's an idea. It's the only country founded on an idea. Our rights come from nature and God, not government. We promise equal opportunity, not equal outcomes. This idea is founded on the principles of liberty, freedom, free enterprise, self-determination and government by consent of the governed. This idea is under assault. So, we have a critical decision to make as a nation. We are on an unsustainable path that is robbing America of our freedom and security. It doesn't have to be this way. The commitment Mitt Romney and I make to you is this: We won't duck the tough issues...we will lead! We won't blame others...we will take responsibility! We won't replace our founding principles...we will reapply them! We will honor you, our fellow citizens, by giving you the right and opportunity to make the choice: What kind of country do we want to have? What kind of people do we want to be? We can turn this thing around. Real solutions can be delivered. But, it will take leadership. And the courage to tell you the truth. Mitt Romney is this kind of leader. I'm excited for what lies ahead and I'm thrilled to be a part of America's Comeback Team. And together, we will unite America and get this done. Paul Ryan represents Wisconsin's First Congressional District and serves as chairman of the House Budget Committee.
