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Joan Walsh Shuts Down GOP Strategist On Paul Ryan's Family Demands (Original Post) BeyondGeography Oct 2015 OP
If Paul Ryan works so hard why is it he has accomplished so little? NoMoreRepugs Oct 2015 #1
"Except maybe Democrats, if we can really unite against uh..." tecelote Oct 2015 #2
If Ryan was smarter, he wouldn't have to work so hard. The Speakership is beyond his capacity. NCjack Oct 2015 #3
This fucker will be second in line for the presidency Ed Suspicious Oct 2015 #4
President Ayn Rand. Holy S... kairos12 Oct 2015 #5
Twenty-Fifth Amendment erpowers Oct 2015 #8
Oh, that's going to leave a mark! colorado_ufo Oct 2015 #6
Joan Walsh is Right erpowers Oct 2015 #7
That guy put me in mind of something. What was it.......Oh yeah, another asshole Republican. Enthusiast Oct 2015 #9

tecelote

(5,122 posts)
2. "Except maybe Democrats, if we can really unite against uh..."
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 11:40 AM
Oct 2015

"If Paul Ryan is in, he's all the way in and I don't think anyone needs to worry about that. Except maybe Democrats, if we can really unite against uh... really unite behind Paul Ryan."

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Edit - I wish I only had to work that hard and also had the vacation and benefits they enjoy.

NCjack

(10,279 posts)
3. If Ryan was smarter, he wouldn't have to work so hard. The Speakership is beyond his capacity.
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 12:10 PM
Oct 2015

The gutless GOP non-Tea Party members made a huge mistake in letting the 40 Tea Party members dictate the removal of Boehner. They showed that they are vulnerable and the Tea Party is coming from them.

Ed Suspicious

(8,879 posts)
4. This fucker will be second in line for the presidency
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 12:20 PM
Oct 2015

should our president succumb to an untimely death. Shudder.

erpowers

(9,350 posts)
8. Twenty-Fifth Amendment
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 02:34 PM
Oct 2015

The Twenty-fifth Amendment (Amendment XXV) to the United States Constitution deals with succession to the Presidency and establishes procedures both for filling a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, as well as responding to Presidential disabilities. It supersedes the ambiguous wording of Article II, Section 1, Clause 6 of the Constitution, which does not expressly state whether the Vice President becomes the President or Acting President if the President dies, resigns, is removed from office or is otherwise unable to discharge the powers of the presidency.[1] The Twenty-fifth Amendment was adopted on February 10, 1967.[2]

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Section 1. In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President.

Section 2. Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-fifth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

erpowers

(9,350 posts)
7. Joan Walsh is Right
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 02:19 PM
Oct 2015

I think Joan Walsh and Tamron Hall let the Republican guy get away with changing the debate. He made the debate about how much ones family means to them as opposed to someone refusing to perform certain job functions in order to spend time with their family. I realize the guy was talking all over Joan Walsh, and that is where I think Tamron Hall went wrong; she should have forced him to quietly let Walsh give her opinion. However, Joan Walsh was right. No woman could have done what Paul Ryan just did. The only qualifier I would add is that maybe a Democratic man could not get away with such a request. However, the criticism of the Democratic man would be that he is acting like a woman.

For years we have seen people question whether Hillary Clinton being a grandmother will affect her ability to be President. If a woman said that she would not do the major functions of her job because she wanted the ability to spend time with her family, many people (mainly Republican men) would be in an uproar and would say that is the reason women should not be in leadership positions.

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