She quickly did the math and figured out that the $700 in wine the trio consumed over the course of 90 minutes amounted to more than the entire weekly income of a couple making minimum wage. She was outraged that Ryan was consuming hundreds of dollars in wine while Congress was in the midst of intense debates over whether to cut seniors' safety net, and she didn't know whether Ryan or his companions was going to pay for the wine and whether the two men were lobbyists.
"Let them eat cake...."
"Only the little people pay taxes"--Leona Helmsley
"It's good to be the king..." -- Mel Brooks, "History of the World--Part 1"
The Viking wrote: Rep. Ryan Challenges Obama to Debt Debate. He has asked Obama to debate about the debt crisis. Guarantee that Obama doesn't want his real ideas out there to the public. They will boo him off the stage!
The Viking wrote: Rep. Ryan Challenges Obama to Debt Debate. He has asked Obama to debate about the debt crisis. Guarantee that Obama doesn't want his real ideas out there to the public. They will boo him off the stage!
If you were a Republican President would you debate Barney Frank or Nancy P?
If I was going to do nothing more than demagogue their proposal while refraining from advancing one of my own in the hopes that I could win the next election with another couple of catchy empty slogans, perhaps not.
If I was truly interested in addressing the issue head on and solving the existing problem with a vastly superior plan I wouldn't hesitate to accept the challenge because I would know that at the end of the debate there would be no question in the minds of the electorate as to which plan was superior and it would also serve to help reverse the thrashing received during the midterms.
Bottom line is that no Democrat could accept the challenge because the Democrats have no plan other than to demagogue anything the Republicans suggest. That's as clear as the schnauze on Jimmy Durante's face was at this point.
Not really an outrage, but it doesn't remind me of when the cries of hypocrisy going up about Michelle Obama eating a tamale while telling everyone to eat better.
When you plant ice you're going to harvest wind. - Robert Hunter
