On Washington Journal, Rep. Tim Ryan sounds pretty despairing as well as exhausted

[cali]

and disbelieving. kind of shell shocked in fact.

He said clearly that the extremists republicans are destroying our democracy.

He's been speaking about income inequality and the huge threat that is.

http://www.c-span.org/Live-Video/C-SPAN/

[hlthe2b]

1. Tim Ryan is a Democratic Congressman from Ohio (I had to look it up)

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Others may likewise be wary about potentially being inadvertently directed to listen to more RETHUG/Teabagger claptrap, so it would help if DUers would identify all but the most well known "congress critters"...

This guy seems like a good one.

[berni_mccoy]

2. Rep. Tim Ryan is a Democrat. In fact, he gave quite the rant against the Bush admin

a few years ago on the House Floor. It was circulated around here.

He's exhausted at having to deal with the Tea-liban.

On edit: here is his rant:

[cali]

3. Of course he's a democrat. that's obvious in what I posted in my op

he's quite a good guy.

[Laelth]

4. k&r for Tim Ryan. n/t

-Laelth

[cali]

5. says the President would have the ability to raise the debt ceiling after

the congress fails to do so.

Under the 14th Amendment.

[cali]

6. Self-identified tea party caller whining about how

teathuglicans are being demonized and how the ACA will bankrupt the U.S, how the tea party members are the only people respecting the constitution.

Ryan slaps her down with logic and facts- nicely.

[lonestarnot]

7. No doubt destroying democracy. Krotch-suckers, Heritage Foundation and all their dough and sell out

leaches.

[B Calm]

8. I hope he didn't let Bachmann hear him say democracy! She

thinks we live in a Constitutional Republic. I don't know what happen to Democratic Republic. .