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Did someone say class warfare? Was it Paul "Richie Rich" Ryan?

September 19, 2011 by Uppity Wisconsin

Paul Ryan says President Obama's proposed tax increase for millionaires is nothing short of class warfare. If a class war breaks out, we know which side Paul Ryan will be fighting for -- the entitled class into which he was born.

Paul Begala in a CNN opinion piece:

Mr. Ryan won the genetic lottery. There is no doubt that his great-grandfather worked hard to build that company. But a century and a quarter later, young Mr. Ryan -- who estimates his net worth at up to $2.4 million -- has no calluses on his hands. Just on his heart.

Much more at The Paul Ryan Watch.

Rick Perry and Paul Ryan; a match made in heaven

September 17, 2011 by Uppity Wisconsin

They say people find each other.

Rick "Ponzi Scheme" Perry has signed on to the Paul Ryan plan to end Medicare as we know it and replace it with a voucher-type system that will cost seniors much more for health care -- if they can afford it at all.

Isn't calling that "Medicare" when it's really something quite different a bait and switch con job? It sure seems like it.

No word on whether Ryan reciprocated by endorsing Perry's call for states that don't like what Congress does to secede from the union.

More at The Paul Ryan Watch

Republican won in NY by running from, not embracing, Ryan Medicare plan

September 15, 2011 by Uppity Wisconsin

Much is being made of the Republican victory in a special House election in New York, including the claim that Paul Ryan's Medicare plan is no longer poison for Republicans.

Actually, GOP winner Bob Turner, pictured,,  distanced himself from the Ryan budget on Medicare and from Rick Perry (or at least the Perry of Fed Up!) on Social Security.

Mediscare couldn’t work against Turner because he pledged his total support for Medicare. Indeed, he has spoken strongly against the Ryan budget. This election is less a sign of victory for the Ryan budget and more a sign that Republicans can run away from this budget (at least if they haven’t voted for it) and win.

More at The Paul Ryan Watch.

Ryan on jobless Wisconsinites: Let them eat candy

September 13, 2011 by Uppity Wisconsin

A Capital Times editorial,clearly written after watching video footage of the Ryan family in a Labor Day parade:

Paul Ryan has never done anything for Janesville ... until now.

 

At the Janesville Labor Day parade, the congressman was confronted by an unemployed worker. The man wanted to know what his representative planned to do to aid his unemployed constituents. Ryan tried to brush his questioner off. But when the man persisted,

 

 Ryan finally offered something: Candy or a Green Bay Packers schedule.

 

That's all job-seeking Wisconsinites will ever be able to expect from Paul Ryan.

More at The Paul Ryan Watch

Rough day for Ryan at Labor Day parade

September 12, 2011 by Uppity Wisconsin

Crystal clear video footage of Ryan shows a guy feeling the heat like never before.

It was a tough day again for Paul even with his family in tow.

But why did he think his presence, around those celebrating labor, would be tolerated by workers most affected by his corporate shilling? As for his kids, he could have marched ahead, instead of putting them between himself and angry constituents.

As long as Ryan continues to play the invisible man, the people in his district will only have their signs and shouts to get their message across.

Video here.