Just spelled out the conditions for "hiring" him. The "employer" either accepts his conditions or doesn't "hire" him. A woman can make the same choice. Hire me under my conditions or don't hire me. The employer can accept or not just like salary negotiations. Unions work the same way. They bargain for working conditions as well as for wages and benefits.

time with her family?

The employer needs to be up front with the working conditions during the hiring interview (e.g. This job requires two or three four day trips a month out of town) and the job seeker (man or woman) can then decide whether or not to take the job. Does a job requiring travel exclude more women then men? It sure does. Would it be fair to hire a woman and have her declare that she can't travel and force the others in the office to pick up the slack?

if you don't know that, you haven't been paying attention...

I've worked in several organizations where the women do lots more than the men. "When all is said and done, more is said than done."

irrelevant, as union members in negotiations by definition already HAVE the job.

Family time is probably the most important part of your life.

It doesn't matter whether he's a man or a woman. He's saying that his family is very important to him and he's not willing to give it up. He knows he might lose the job because of it and that's apparently OK with him.

Yeah yeah sure. Cause that works for everyone other than the wealthy and connected. Talk about delusional!

There are full time care givers who have no choice but to put family first. Most often they end up losing the current job and have to gain new employment that they can more easily juggle with family demands.

Yes it's rock and a hard place but when a worker gets down to "can't" then it is what it is.

The difference between "Joe six pack" and Paul Ryan is that Ryan will not end up in deep shit financially.

...Ryan is not suited to hold high public office, obviously.

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Peace

You want the third most important political job in America and as Trumad has pointed out already only work three days a week and one of your conditions is being an absentee speaker.

That takes breath-taking arrogance

mother before she officially went to work in politics. Then she starting making history.

Breath-taking arrogance on Ryan's part, though? Really, Malaise? I see it as principled and sensible. He can teleconference, etc., instead of flying all over the place. And after all, he doesn't want the job -- it wants him.

'3 days a week' do you?

The House and Senate being in session are but a fraction of what the job entails. Working in their districts is not being 'off'.

a reason for them to seem all "cuddly" until the next opportunity to throw their family under the bus for fame and power.

a lady friend perhaps...but I digress...sorry...

in our political climate to assume that any conservative politician who publicly pushes what they deem a good social construct (spend time with family/anti-homosexual) actually is/will secretly be doing the exact opposite (spend time with mistress/be gay).

become a well worn "reason" to quit when a scandal is about to hit...

He most likely spends more time in the free gym, than he does with his family. Remember the photo of him with a backwards baseball cap on, looking like a dork? When they start using their families to make themselves look good, watch out. He is an arrogant piece of crap.

in order to finance their biannual campaigns. The "family time" condition Ryan set is just a strawman.

That is exactly what this is all about. He doesn't
want to spend his time out on the road fundraising, and this is an acceptable alibi.

I hoped we were done with this a--hole

Going against the old sexist stereotype of the father going to work while the mother takes care of the family is a good thing.

Women are expected to put their family before their career goals. Men are never asked about their needed family time. Men are exacted to work, work, work.

Paul Ryan because of his combination of extremism and talent. (Do you realize he could still run for president this year?) No need for villainizing when so much bad is very real.

Anyway, I like to think slinging mud's mostly a conservative vice. They certainly have a talent for that themselves, and of course, a tremendous enthusiasm.

If he cannot devote himself to the job, he should not take it.

RE s ---- Ugh..

Ryan is such a jerk.

weasel, then it must be a weasel.

I don't know if I can take his whining all over again.

the publicans say he's the smartest they got.

Guess he's got 'em at the gonads.

**heh, heh, "he's the smartest they got"

funny shit, eh?

just before his name showed up in a hooker's little black book?

I heard that on cable. I love Joan Walsh - she's keeping it real -no one gets to a leadership position and gets to make that kind of deal. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah she just spat out that fool.

...but he has said all along that this was the very reason he did not want the job. He has been pressured to take it in spite of that, so I can see why he put this out as a condition.

That being said, I don't know how that can be pulled off in reality, as Speaker of the House.

Yet he wants it.

selfish, ugly republicans...

They were oohing and awing over how wonderful Ryan was to have said this, blah, blah, blah. Not a peep about how Ryan has voted to keep other people from having family leave. This is the problem with corporate media. They can't say anything negative about Ryan for fear he'll pitch a fit and won't appear on the show anymore.

And benefits of fly home whenever he wants, every weekend if they even work a five day week.

shows you what a clusterfuck these republicans are. Useless pieces of shit...

Republicans are like a $$elfish-EXPENSIVE ball and chain on The Peoples Government.

Maybe, instead of spending four days a week in D.C., he should just spend seven days a week at home. And, play games with the kids instead of talking to reporters. It would be good for him and good for the rest of us if he would simply never show up at work again. Heck, he can even continue to collect his pay, just stay away from congress.

I'm all for Ryan's family time.

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