Why would a rich guy sleep in his office and leave his family back in the district?

[CK_John]

Showering in the House gym, can't afford a modest apt??

Is he afraid of the non white neighbors?
Is he a day trader who squandered the family fortune?

Something doesn't mesh with this guys story.

[Deep13]

1. either closeted gay or has another woman on the side

He only says he sleeps in his office. Probably staying with a Washington love interest.

[DJ13]

7. He still drives the Weinermobile in his spare time?

[elleng]

2. Ryan? Didn't know this.

Doesn't have/share an apartment in DC?

[MADem]

3. I'll bet he slept somewhere else. The question is where...? nt

[jberryhill]

4. Can take cash for housing allowance?

There is something... odd about that.

[bluestateguy]

5. It's that whole populist "I'm not from Worshington" bullshit

When in fact, it actually misuses taxpayer dollars. The House offices are meant to be offices for public officials and their staffers doing public business, not hotels or apartments.

In the old days, members used to rent boardinghouses in D.C. when Congress was in session. Sometimes they would roommate with other members.

[Angry Dragon]

6. You should supply a link ......... thanks

[CK_John]

8. Why?

[Angry Dragon]

10. just for the hell of it

You mention no names, no articles, nothing to back up anything .........

[bigwillq]

11. Cause I, for one, don't know what the heck you're talking about

[nadinbrzezinski]

19. Paul Ryan

Which goes to show...political junkies or reporters have no life

<----- Guilty on both.

[bigwillq]

25. Thanks for the reply.

But I wouldn't know that from the OP. That's why a link is necessary, imo.

[nadinbrzezinski]

29. I know, at times when I am writing a story, I need to remind myself

I know this crap, my reader, not so much. And I do not succeed all the time either

For the record, insert crap here.

[Lex]

12. For context. Like where you heard it or saw it discussed.

Something along those lines.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

9. I hadn't heard that tid bit yet. I'm not buying it.

For the simple reason it makes no sense.

There's more to this story. A love interest, fancy hotel where he has staff to tend his needs. Something.

[CK_John]

14. Google the following; "congressman who sleeps in his office".

[LiberalFighter]

13. He probably stays wherever his brother-in-law stays.

Probably doesn't want others to know he sleeps with a Democrat (DINO)

[LaydeeBug]

17. ok, I'll bite...who is Paul Ryan's brother in law?

[LiberalFighter]

32. My mistake. It should be his wife's cousin.

Being Dan Boren.

[RZM]

15. That kind of thing is pretty common nowadays

A lot of house members spend as little time in Washington as they can get away with. I think the trend now is to have your home life in your district and commute to Washington. I think in the past it was more common for House members to own/rent homes in the DC area, but not anymore.

I think they often room together and some sleep in their offices.

[LaydeeBug]

16. C street? nt

[Raine]

21. Yup probably right at the "Prayboy Mansion" on C street. nt

[riderinthestorm]

31. Doubtful. Ryan's a Catholic. C Street is only for evangelical christians

who tend to believe Catholics are some kind of heretical breakaway sect....

[spinbaby]

33. Right

He's probably staying with Opus Dei.

[riderinthestorm]

34. Now that I'd totally believe. I wouldn't be surprised if he's pals with the other Opus Dei members

in Washington DC like Scalia or Santorum. They are all so philosophically similar its hard not to imagine them as fellow members

[jp11]

18. From the pieces I've seen on congressmen doing this sort of thing

it seems to be that they can get away with it and/or are just cheap, some 'non-rich' members just might not be able to afford a place to live even with roommates. Or have to deal with wasting time commuting and finding a place that will let them rent for x months out of the year, ie like the summer when they end the session. For just over a month they'd be paying to rent an apartment and no one would be there during the August-September recess not to mention this congress and their many weeks off/weeks on. For the rest exploiting the taxpayers is just a part of who they are, being able to craftily put the burden of their expenses on someone else is often what they see as being 'resourceful'.

The other thing with Paul Ryan, again I have to guess this is where you were going with this, is he is a fitness freak so maybe living this 'spartan' existence that keeps him 'focused' on exercising and work appeals to his ideals of who he is/should be.

[jmowreader]

20. This is something that started in the "Contract On America" Congress of 1994

Newtie's "firebrand Republican freshmen" tended to live out of their offices, and not move their families to Washington, to prove that unlike the old-fashioned career politicians they replaced, they would only serve a term or two and then return to their districts. (Some of those same "firebrand Republican freshmen" are still in Congress, though...) The Teabagger Class of 2010 is probably doing the same shit.

And now you know the real reason these people are so fucking nuts: if you don't ever leave the office, you will go insane.

[Monk06]

22. Leaves more money to spend on hookers. n/t

[steve2470]

23. "1. He Sleeps in His Office"

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/08/11/7-fun-facts-about-paul-ryan.html

Paul Ryan.

[greatauntoftriplets]

26. His house in Janesville has six bedrooms and *eight*!!! bathrooms???

[steve2470]

27. just a regular guy, he is....

[eShirl]

28. I'm down with that

When you gotta go, you gotta go.

[KurtNYC]

24. because hotel rooms 1) don't feature comfortable caskets, and 2) don't let you sleep

through all the daylight ("it burns&quot without housekeeping coming by and waking you up.

[lightcameron]

30. Part of maintaining wealth is not spending money if you don't have to.