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In the discussion thread: Mitt Romney Set To Pick Paul Ryan As Running Mate [View all]

Sat Aug 11, 2012, 03:36 AM

75. "He is a member of the House of Representatives"

To give you an idea of the difference between the House and the Senate.

The Senate used an ivory gavel since 1789 until Richard Nixon broke it in 1954 when he was Vice President. The original was repaired but is only carried as a symbol with it's replacement in a special box brought out solemnly by a page.

In the House they have boxes of gavels because they break them constantly.

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99 replies	Author	Time	Post
Mitt Romney Set To Pick Paul Ryan As Running Mate [View all]	Grassy Knoll	Aug 2012	OP
Bring it on, Mittens.	SCRUBDASHRUB	Aug 2012	#1
The Nuns are going to freak!	SleeplessinSoCal	Aug 2012	#2
Sister Simone is my hero!	DesertRat	Aug 2012	#5
+1	DesertRat	Aug 2012	#6
Biden will figuratively spank Ryan, but perhaps he should do it literally.	Kennah	Aug 2012	#27
Can't hardly wait.	Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin	Aug 2012	#3
NBC just interrupted the Olympics coverage to announce this.	alp227	Aug 2012	#4
Interrupting the Olympics...	SoapBox	Aug 2012	#17
A wet dream for the baggers. A complete turn-off for independents.	LibDemAlways	Aug 2012	#7
Bye Bye Florida. n/t	Grassy Knoll	Aug 2012	#8
yep just lost it	JCMach1	Aug 2012	#78
LOL n/t	politicasista	Aug 2012	#9
This is easy.	aaaaaa5a	Aug 2012	#10
"He is a member of the House of Representatives"	Spitfire of ATJ	Aug 2012	#75
What if Ryan isnt the pick though? What if say he went with someone unexpected like say	cstanleytech	Aug 2012	#89
and Andrea Mitchell reported that	lavenderdiva	Aug 2012	#11
I still don't understand why Romney didn't take Portman. nt	aaaaaa5a	Aug 2012	#13
Because Portman...	elzenmahn	Aug 2012	#26
Yes I am beginning to think this will be about austerity...complete with comparisons to Europe.	dkf	Aug 2012	#77
Easy.	GoCubsGo	Aug 2012	#93
That looks like a calculated insult to me	muriel_volestrangler	Aug 2012	#83
Exactly.	lavenderdiva	Aug 2012	#98
Awesome!! n/t	iamthebandfanman	Aug 2012	#12
ROFLMAO!	SoapBox	Aug 2012	#14
Yup, there were many happy possibilities	tavalon	Aug 2012	#40
So, he's conceding Florida, is he?	Rochester	Aug 2012	#15
More starve the poor to pay the rich = Paul Ryan	MindMover	Aug 2012	#16
Don't be mad. Be happy	tavalon	Aug 2012	#41
Unless Romney wins.	Kablooie	Aug 2012	#50
Not.gonna.happen	tavalon	Aug 2012	#58
Good points.	Kablooie	Aug 2012	#67
Yup, if you do have a tiger staring you down.	tavalon	Aug 2012	#69
it's never good to be too cocky.....	Alameda	Aug 2012	#80
My only qualm is the fear that this is too good to be true.	Jim Lane	Aug 2012	#55
That's reasonable	tavalon	Aug 2012	#56
dumb	wolfsister77	Aug 2012	#18
Kool-aid tea party votes are important to them.	Kablooie	Aug 2012	#51
Second dumbest	Ter	Aug 2012	#97
He's gonna get ripped to shreds	Yukari Yakumo	Aug 2012	#19
Only if WE GET OUT THE VOTE...	elzenmahn	Aug 2012	#21
Don't worry	tavalon	Aug 2012	#43
Everything you said x 1000. nt	Poll_Blind	Aug 2012	#31
Paul - a majority of Americas don't want his budget - Ryan?	Lone_Star_Dem	Aug 2012	#20
He wants to give the poor $200.00 a month credit to buy health insurance, dump Medicaid	progressivebydesign	Aug 2012	#24
Did the Romney Camp	Pilotguy	Aug 2012	#22
In an unrelated story, Romney shoots his own foot. nt	Deep13	Aug 2012	#23
Innumerable times	tavalon	Aug 2012	#44
And thereby exposing himself as the eunuch that he is	dpbrown	Aug 2012	#25
OMG...it's gonna be Mittens "Mission Accomplished" moment!	SoapBox	Aug 2012	#36
What a HUGE fuck up.	UnrepentantLiberal	Aug 2012	#28
And if Biden plays his cards right at the upcoming veep debate...	elzenmahn	Aug 2012	#30
I believe it is true	elzenmahn	Aug 2012	#34
Speaking of pictures, can you imagine how happy	UnrepentantLiberal	Aug 2012	#37
Yep, EarlG is going to have a fine day	tavalon	Aug 2012	#45
Sarah Palin can breath easier	Kennah	Aug 2012	#29
But she's still the stupidest, even keeping Quayle in the mix	tavalon	Aug 2012	#46
CNN is announcing this now.	Rhiannon12866	Aug 2012	#32
I hope I am not disappointed tomorrow...	Kalidurga	Aug 2012	#33
Do you mean...	elzenmahn	Aug 2012	#38
Yes I mean exactly that.	Kalidurga	Aug 2012	#60
All of what is being said means nothing	Iliyah	Aug 2012	#35
CNN just announced that it's gong to be Ryan...	Rhiannon12866	Aug 2012	#39
An election can only be stolen....	elzenmahn	Aug 2012	#42
Never more than the silverspoon sociopath	tavalon	Aug 2012	#47
Rmoney/Rheartless R is for regressive.	part man all 86	Aug 2012	#48
So Romney decided to sit back and disappear as Ryan grabs all the attention.	Kablooie	Aug 2012	#49
Do I win a special DU prize?!	onestepforward	Aug 2012	#52
Surprise punt on first down........	Gabby Hayes	Aug 2012	#53
Paul "Throw Granny off the Cliff" Ryan?	AndyTiedye	Aug 2012	#54
WSJ made him do it. Can't stand up for anything.	Hamlette	Aug 2012	#57
BWHAHAHAH!!! No effing...way....really?	Cali_Democrat	Aug 2012	#59
I think Romney already had the thirty year old virgin policy wonk vote locked down...	Sen. Walter Sobchak	Aug 2012	#61
A sadistic, wealthy android and an aristocratic, pretentious taxman. Dream ticket! n/t	Akoto	Aug 2012	#62
+1	burnsei sensei	Aug 2012	#96
Weenie Man to the Rescue ! n/t	LarryNM	Aug 2012	#63
Is Paul Ryan also a 1%er? A spoiled rich kid?	JDPriestly	Aug 2012	#64
By his own standards, he's a looter and moocher	muriel_volestrangler	Aug 2012	#84
Interesting point.	JDPriestly	Aug 2012	#88
Was there any doubt that he would? The teaparty and his donors demanded it.	senseandsensibility	Aug 2012	#65
Hilarious. (nt)	harmonicon	Aug 2012	#66
I agree with everyone	synapticwave	Aug 2012	#68
Kick! n/t	Tx4obama	Aug 2012	#70
President Obama calls Ryan's plan “thinly veiled social Darwinism”	tawadi	Aug 2012	#71
well it's more clever than picking Sarah Palin - I'll give him that	Douglas Carpenter	Aug 2012	#72
Noooooo! I've heard of him a few times and he's HORRIBLE!	LeftishBrit	Aug 2012	#73
Horrible...for the Repubs	elzenmahn	Aug 2012	#99
Congratulations to President Obama!	shireen	Aug 2012	#74
It will put the budget front and center- interesting. This will be a neat one to watch play out. nt	cecilfirefox	Aug 2012	#76
Hey freepers	chknltl	Aug 2012	#79
Reheated oatmeal with oatmeal....	adicortez	Aug 2012	#81
The zombie-eyed granny-starver from Wisconsin	muriel_volestrangler	Aug 2012	#82
Unbelievable! Now Romney can blame this zealot when he loses.n/t	adigal	Aug 2012	#85
The freepers think it's brilliant!	adigal	Aug 2012	#86
Ayn Rand for Veep?	Brigid	Aug 2012	#87
Telling seniors that you will take away their social security is a big vote getter	Botany	Aug 2012	#90
This seriously puts the House in play	Adenoid_Hynkel	Aug 2012	#91
A "bold" pick?	GoCubsGo	Aug 2012	#92
What a Great Way to end the week	Norbert	Aug 2012	#94
Damn I knew it! When I read that he would announce this on the USS Wisconsin I knew it	underpants	Aug 2012	#95

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