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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPaul Ryan says that now is not the time for partisan politics.
And he is correct. Now is the time for real leadership. Unfortunately for the country, and for the many victims of gun violence, the GOP is essentially a wholly owned subsidiary of Koch Enterprises and the weapons manufacturers who control the NRA.
So unless or until voters recognize this and stop electing these corporate controlled clowns, nothing will change on gun regulation, the tax code, labor law, the environment, renewable energy, healrthcare, or any of the urgent needs in this country.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,899 posts)to discuss gun control. Sandy Hill was five years ago; is it still too soon?
Rorey
(8,445 posts)The window when they think it's okay to talk about it is very, very small and apparently a well-guarded secret.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Freedom for a tiny minority of Libertarian gun fantasists requires that the vast majority walk around in fear of the next inevitable gun massacre.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)What did he do after Las Vegas?
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)And provide cover for Trump as he and McConnell pursue their agenda of remaking the US.
Yonnie3
(17,500 posts)Do it Ryan!
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)mass murders since. Nothing at all from God. Maybe He wants actual deeds?
"If we were sincere and literal about them, the prayers would not be extended or sent to people; they would be said to God on their behalf. Instead, expressions of "thoughts and prayers" are mostly said to the press or to fellow congressmen (the Congressional Record is a good source for instances of these phrases). The word is the deed; no actual prayer is needed ... nor much thought, either."
https://theweek.com/articles/707256/how-thoughts-prayers-became-stock-phrase-tragedies
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)But the GOP donor class DID receive their huge, permanent, tax cuts.
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)Until Ryan gives me the greet light.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Agreed. Wait for the next massacre.
kentuck
(111,110 posts)Why deosn't he stand up for public safety?
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)What more did you expect?