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kentuck

(111,103 posts) Thu Oct 24, 2013, 12:55 PM Oct 2013

Scarborough says Paul Ryan voted for the government shutdown and against raising debt limit but...

...he wouldn't have voted against raising the debt limit if his vote made a difference.

In other words, he did it for purely political reasons?

A couple of days ago, Joe Scarborough made this point on his morning show and it sort of stuck in my craw.

How many other Republicans followed the Tea Party "Pied Piper" for purely political reasons? And just how dangerous is that? Do we really want someone like that running for President?

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Scarborough says Paul Ryan voted for the government shutdown and against raising debt limit but... (Original Post) kentuck Oct 2013 OP

You mean, he was for it before he was against it. n/t Agnosticsherbet Oct 2013 #1

potus voted against raising the ceiling for the very same reason so leftyohiolib Oct 2013 #2

Symbolic vote. kentuck Oct 2013 #3

Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)

1. You mean, he was for it before he was against it. n/t

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Thu Oct 24, 2013, 12:59 PM

Oct 2013

leftyohiolib

(5,917 posts)

2. potus voted against raising the ceiling for the very same reason so

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Thu Oct 24, 2013, 01:34 PM

Oct 2013

Do we really want someone like that running for President? we did and we voted for him and good for us!

kentuck

(111,103 posts)

3. Symbolic vote.

Reply to leftyohiolib (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 24, 2013, 01:40 PM

Oct 2013

I'm not sure that Paul Ryan's vote was purely symbolic. I think he would have voted the same way if he had been the deciding vote?

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