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In reply to the discussion: "I've never thought of government as something I belong to," says Ryan, [View all]a geek named Bob
(2,715 posts)2. Whisky Tango Foxtrot, Interrogative
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"I've never thought of government as something I belong to," says Ryan, [View all]
bigtree
Sep 2012
OP
Hey Paulie, heard the weiner-mobile's been missing you - bet the pay is at leasr $7.25/hr
sad sally
Sep 2012
#48
But this does not stop him from running for re-election to his congressional seat ....
Botany
Sep 2012
#4
The you won't mind giving up your seat, healthcare and pension, considering your
myrna minx
Sep 2012
#14
oh but of course!!! out of sight, out of mind -- like his entire political history
tomm2thumbs
Sep 2012
#49
That's funny. I've never held office and I think of myself as being part of the government.
neeksgeek
Sep 2012
#35
I'm not surprised. If it's a "government of the people, by the people, and for the people",
Zorra
Sep 2012
#37
That's because paul ryan beleives he OWNS (controls) the government
Dont call me Shirley
Sep 2012
#41
So that's why he has been such a failure at his job. He had no clue where he was all
sabrina 1
Sep 2012
#46
With any luck this fall, mayb we can ALL think of govrenment that way.
Jackpine Radical
Sep 2012
#59
And before he was 28, he worked as a Congressional aide and speechwriter
aint_no_life_nowhere
Sep 2012
#66
It's "We the People" Paul. WE have been paying your salary AND your health insurance and will pay
LuckyLib
Sep 2012
#68
He doesn't look at his paycheck? How good fiscally IS he if he doesn't know who gives him his payck?
Honeycombe8
Sep 2012
#69
Most of this man's life has been spent sucking at the teat of the Federal Government.
Ikonoklast
Sep 2012
#74