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Showing Original Post only (View all)F*cking Paul Ayn Rand Ryan's farewell remarks express regret over not gutting "entitlement programs" [View all]
Sahil Kapur
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Paul Ryan in farewell speech: "I acknowledge plainly that my ambitions for entitlement reform have outpaced the political reality and I consider this our greatest unfinished business."
He calls programs Social Security and Medicare "deeply out of balance and unsustainable."
11:38 AM - 19 Dec 2018
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Paul Ryan in farewell speech: "I acknowledge plainly that my ambitions for entitlement reform have outpaced the political reality and I consider this our greatest unfinished business."
He calls programs Social Security and Medicare "deeply out of balance and unsustainable."
11:38 AM - 19 Dec 2018
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F*cking Paul Ayn Rand Ryan's farewell remarks express regret over not gutting "entitlement programs" [View all]
Miles Archer
Dec 2018
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Really. And to boot, he passed a so called tax cut and jobs bill that gave all of the benefits ...
SWBTATTReg
Dec 2018
#16
Expect an EPIC blog post from Charlie Pierce in response to Ryan's farewell!
bullwinkle428
Dec 2018
#40
little eddie munster is a fucking disgrace. STFU, you entitled little prick,and go home
niyad
Dec 2018
#8
Ryan:GUTTING Social Security and Medicare are Republicans GREATEST unfinished business....
Bengus81
Dec 2018
#20
Whatever you call someone who tosses aside their ethics and morals in return for money and
Cousin Dupree
Dec 2018
#27
Yea, but he sure cut that deficit like he wanted to, . . oh . . wait . . . . FAIL!
pdsimdars
Dec 2018
#44
I would like to see people like Ryan brought before a court in the Hague for crimes against humanity
geretogo
Dec 2018
#54
Someone please make sure he doesn't collect his unneeded social Security when he is eligible,
allgood33
Dec 2018
#63
He's been dreaming about it since he was drinking from the keg in college
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Dec 2018
#65