Paul Ryan, Iron Stache (Ryan Dem Opponent, and How #WithABuckFiftyAWeek Was Born: A Short Story

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Sunday, February 04, 2018
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Paul Ryan, Iron Stache, and How #WithABuckFiftyAWeek Was Born: A Short Story

It was clear that Ryan had been "suitably shamed." Even the secretary was surprised her story had been used to "sell" the tax bill.
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Jon Queally, staff writer
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A campaign ad being run by Randy Bryce, a Democrat challenging Speaker of the House Paul Ryan in his Wisconsin district. (Image: Randy Bryce for Congress)

Republican Speaker of the House Paul Ryan was pilloried overnight and into Sunday morning after posting a tweet on Saturday—one he later deleted—bragging about the $1.50 per week a public school employee was "pleasantly surprised" to find in her paycheck following the passage of last year's tax cuts which gave the nation's corporations and richest people cuts worth millions, and in many cases billions, of dollars.

Back in his home district, Ryan's 2018 Democratic challenger Randy Bryce, a progressive-minded ironworker with the moniker @IronStache, immediately leapt into action.

Bryce shamed the Speaker—whose political machine was showered with $500,000 in contributions from the billionaire Koch Brothers just days after the #GOPTaxScam was signed into law in December—by pointing out how the Kochs measure their tax windfalls in the billions of dollars, as opposed to quarters or dimes:

An analysis released by Americans for Tax Fairness last month showed that while the Kochs spent an estimated $20 million to promote last year's tax bill, they stand to save between $1 billion and $1.4 billion in income taxes per year as a result of its passage. For the 2018 mid-terms, the Koch network is reportedly prepared to spend $400 million to back Republican candidates.........................................

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Just1person
? @ShariGoldfinge1 6m6 minutes ago
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The fact that Paul Ryan was clueless enough to actually brag about someone getting a $1.50 more in their paycheck, to try to prove how great his Tax Scam Bill is, would be laughable - if it wasn't so damn sad.
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Jeff Ferrell, MSW ? @urourlegacy
3m3 minutes ago

Replying to @SafetyPinDaily

Eddie Munster sold us all out 2 his pimps! #resist #ResistanceUnited #TheResistance #FactsFirst #TrumpLies #hypocrites #BlueWave2018 #BlueTsunami2018
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[democrank]

1. I'd give almost anything to see

a Randy Bryce and Paul Ryan matchup. The "Iron Stache" would walk all over Ryan.

[OnDoutside]

2. I'm not sure of that. Bryce is a decent human being, Ryan is a lying slimebag.

[democrank]

3. You're right. Randy Bryce is a decent human being. Ryan isn't.

My reason for thinking Bryce would win in a verbal matchup is that he will be honest and direct. Ryan would simply regurgitate worn-out Republican talking points.

Ryan's flag pin would be a reminder of what a traitor he is.