Sunday, December 23, 2012

Fiscally irresponsible Paul Ryan for Speaker?

I want to spend THIS much!

How Ryan could be worse than Boehner

So there's a coup in the making to oust fiscal traitor John Boehner from his position as Speaker of the House.  Good news right?  It could be, but only if the replacement is a more trustworthy, fiscally conservative candidate with a long, consistent history of financial accountability.  So, as it so often goes, who can we pick that will have none of these traits, but talks a good game?  Paul Ryan, that's who.  

Rep. Ryan (R-WI), the recent GOP VP candidate, who we all had to witness being rightfully called out by possibly the most insane, irresponsible man in Washington, D.C. - Joe Biden - for being a hypocrite on bailouts, has had his name tossed about as a possible replacement.  If we're going to replace bad with bad, I'd rather keep what we have and at least be honest with ourselves, as conservatives, that we have a problem.  First step to recovery right?  

Why so down on Mr. Ryan?  Let's take a look at his fiscally irresponsible voting record:

Troubled Asset Relief Program or (TARP)- Yea 
Auto Bailouts- Yea
Confiscatory tax on CEO bonuses- Yea
Extending unemployment benefits- Yea

(This^ is why there is a TEA Party movement right?)

Does Ryan have a relatively conservative voting record overall?  Yes, but he has shown that he is more than willing to compromise with the fiscally unsound ways that have gotten us where we are today financially.  Isn't that why we're so angry with Speaker Boehner?  Replace him we must, but with who?  I say not Paul Ryan, but after the recent purges of true fiscally conservative Republicans from key committee positions, this move has little in the way of shock factor; especially when one of the key players in this purge seems to have been Ryan himself.  

Three minutes on Project Smart Vote via a Google search renders Mr. Ryan's fiscally conservative front void of all credibility.  Even Joe Biden saw that one.  Are we and our GOP congressmen not brighter than ole Joe?  Let's sure hope so.  Unless it's not so much a lack of "know," and more of a lack of "care."  Either way, it's no good. 


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