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Eric Kleefeld | May 1, 2011, 1:17PM

Ryan: 'If You Want To Good At These Jobs, You've Got To Be Willing To Lose The Job'
Appearing on This Week, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) dismissed the potential political backlash against his proposals to drastically change and privatize Medicare. "And I hear this all the time from the political people, from the pundits and the pollsters that this could be -- this could hurt us politically. I don't care about that," said Ryan. "What I care about is fixing this country and getting this debt situation under control. Look, literally, Christiane [Amanpour], if all we fear about is our political careers, then we have no business having these jobs. If you want to good at these jobs, you've got to be willing to lose the job."

McCain Pans Obama For "Backseat Role" On Libya
Appearing on Face The Nation, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) accused President Obama of taking a "backseat role" on Libya. "I would like to remind you that NATO is an organization of 28 countries," said McCain. "With Italy there's now seven of them actually in the fight. They don't have the assets that the United States of America does. ...the United States is NATO. So the British and the French - God bless them and others - they don't have the assets. They are running out of some of their munitions." He also added: "We need to get back into the fight. We should be leading. We should not be following."

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