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Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) yells at the GOP over union organizing bill
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The Recount
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Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) yells at the GOP over union organizing bill: “Heaven forbid we pass something that’s going to help the damn workers in the United States of America.”
He adds: “Now stop talking about Dr. Seuss, and work with us …”
The Recount
@therecount
Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) yells at the GOP over union organizing bill: “Heaven forbid we pass something that’s going to help the damn workers in the United States of America.”
He adds: “Now stop talking about Dr. Seuss, and work with us …”
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and you need to call a spade a spade.
Spade
While spades can come in a few different shapes and sizes, a spade is generally a flat metal digging tool with a sharp edge, which allows it to be used for both digging and for moving dirt, debris and similar materials. While some spade blades are rectangular in shape, many others are sharply pointed to increase the penetrating ability of the blade. To aid in digging and breaking through tough ground, a spade’s blade will often have a metal footrest positioned on either side of the handle, allowing you to push the spade further into the ground using your feet.
Some types of spades, referred to as drain spades or trenching spades, feature narrower and longer blades, which—as their name implies—make them suitable for digging trenches and ditches.
Shovel
The term shovel tends to be much more of a catch-all than the term spade, which means that the word shovel can refer to a wide variety of digging tools.
In essence, a shovel’s primary use is for scooping and moving materials from one place to another, so with this in mind, many shovels are larger than spades so that more material can be moved with each scoop. This also means that some shovels are made of plastic rather than metal because digging and breaking through the earth is not always the primary goal. A perfect example is a plastic snow shovel, designed with a large, wide scoop for quickly shoveling snow out of the way.
While spades can come in a few different shapes and sizes, a spade is generally a flat metal digging tool with a sharp edge, which allows it to be used for both digging and for moving dirt, debris and similar materials. While some spade blades are rectangular in shape, many others are sharply pointed to increase the penetrating ability of the blade. To aid in digging and breaking through tough ground, a spade’s blade will often have a metal footrest positioned on either side of the handle, allowing you to push the spade further into the ground using your feet.
Some types of spades, referred to as drain spades or trenching spades, feature narrower and longer blades, which—as their name implies—make them suitable for digging trenches and ditches.
Shovel
The term shovel tends to be much more of a catch-all than the term spade, which means that the word shovel can refer to a wide variety of digging tools.
In essence, a shovel’s primary use is for scooping and moving materials from one place to another, so with this in mind, many shovels are larger than spades so that more material can be moved with each scoop. This also means that some shovels are made of plastic rather than metal because digging and breaking through the earth is not always the primary goal. A perfect example is a plastic snow shovel, designed with a large, wide scoop for quickly shoveling snow out of the way.
and when they get tired, they break out the snow plows. That amount of b.s. would take too long with a spade. 
Hands down one of the best and most powerful Speakers in history.
He's normally mild-mannered, but then it's "I've had all I can stands & I can't stands no more!", and he blows his top. Look at that vid grab!
