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https://politicalwire.com/2018/05/20/paul-ryans-house-is-collapsing/"SNIP........
Jonathan Swan: Paul Ryans House is collapsing, and if the chaos keeps accelerating it could force him out of the speakership before his planned graceful exit at the end of the year.
A group of about 20 moderate Republicans are threatening to help Democrats force a vote on a DACA bill. If this works, it could trigger a larger rebellion likely driven by the Freedom Caucus similar to the revolt that brought down Ryans predecessor John Boehner.
On Friday, House Republicans failed to pass the farm bill one of Congresss few remaining must-pass projects. Ryan, a lame duck Speaker, has little power over his members. He cant convincingly threaten them. And nor can he cajole them or make any promises to help members in the future. Hes stuck.
The Republican House is careening into chaos at the moment its members most need to rally together. Were less than six months away from the midterms, and the House is on the line. Hill Republicans are anxious and effectively leaderless. Nobody fears repercussions from a lame duck Speaker. So even the usually well-behaved moderate members are wreaking havoc.
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Uncle Joe
(58,424 posts)Thanks for the thread applegrove
GoCubsGo
(32,094 posts)I hope the House GOP implodes. Hell, may the whole goddamn ratfuck party implode.
olegramps
(8,200 posts)The search for an honest Republican is as futile as Diogenes search.
NCjack
(10,279 posts)set themselves ablaze. And, a beautiful fire it is. Paul Ryan really stumble-bummed when he announced his retirement.
american_ideals
(613 posts)Link to tweet
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defacto7
(13,485 posts)or was Ryan just being ignorant when he announced his retirement? I'm hesitant to think he just tripped badly. It was an error that was too easy to know the outcome. If there's some plan or logic I can't see it, but I'd keep my eyes open just the same.
mercuryblues
(14,539 posts)this the next time you see an article about how Democrats are divided.
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)He could care less at this point
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)It's not like the House had a big agenda for the rest of the year. If his caucus is falling apart, Ryan couldn't care less. He has no sense of responsibility, no impulses toward the public good. If he leaves a smoking pile of rubble where the House used to be, that's not his problem.
dalton99a
(81,598 posts)whathehell
(29,094 posts)BlueDog22
(366 posts)Force a vote on DACA.
SCantiGOP
(13,874 posts)I am sending you thoughts and prayers.
Did that help?
lastlib
(23,290 posts)...along with Reagan, Gingrich, Boehner, McTurtle, the Bush/Cheney crime syndicate, AND the tRump crime ring. And I hope it's an eternal thermonuclear furnace!
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SCantiGOP
(13,874 posts)I would prefer clean, beautiful coal.
lastlib
(23,290 posts)I want it plasma-hot to burn all the sin out of those f&uckers.
spooky3
(34,481 posts)Working with your colleagues across the aisle to do good things is not misbehavior.
Sincerely,
spooky3
mcar
(42,376 posts)spanone
(135,880 posts)JohnnyRingo
(18,648 posts)I'm an optimist like that. I hoped he'd adopt some moderation once he took over the gavel, but instead he proved that all that Ayn Rand philosophy wasn't idle campaign talk. He turned out to be the most heartless right wing House Leader in my long memory, always blatently shunning the needy to grease the wheels of corporate greed.
Does anyone doubt he already has a lobbyist position lined up? At least Boehner now lobbies for weed, but Ryan will probably work tirelessly on the corporate trifecta: To commandeer and destroy the land, sea, and air.
Rot in hell, prick.
Hekate
(90,827 posts)kairos12
(12,873 posts)applegrove
(118,793 posts)Mountain Mule
(1,002 posts)Gothmog
(145,567 posts)Watching Ryan lose control of his caucus is amusing
applegrove
(118,793 posts)him how he policies will tank the middle class and Americans in general.
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)He accomplished his mission: Tax cut for millionaires & billionaires and big corporations. He had hoped for doing away with Social Security, too, but hey, you can't win everything.
He's biding his time, taking all the offers for juicy corporate jobs worth millions, as a "thank you" for the tax cut bill. He's going off in the sunset to live his life in mind blowing wealthy comfort, and leaving the mess behind for others to worry about.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,044 posts)Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)That's so far in the future, and if Trump stays in office, not much chance a Repub will win. It also depends on the political makeup of the Party. If the wacko extremists are still around in large numbers, he can't become the nominee. They hate him.
But his kids will be older or grown, so he has that option. Personally, I think he's looking forward to big bucks from some cushy corporate job, and a couple of places on corporate boards. But he might start missing the spotlight.
Locrian
(4,522 posts)" It doesn't matter. It's all profit. And then finally, when there's nothing left, when you can't borrow another buck from the bank or buy another case of booze, you bust the joint out. You light a match. "
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)flying_wahini
(6,654 posts)Ryan is only leaving for the private side so he can make "real" money, anyway. It's not like
we are gonna actually be rid of him.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,044 posts)blue-wave
(4,364 posts)a nicer guy. (extreme)
BobTheSubgenius
(11,569 posts)And, as a side note, I can't imagine a lamer human being. What a twofer.
catbyte
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FSogol
(45,529 posts)Mc Mike
(9,115 posts)from the party that claims to value rewarding the best performance, & encouraging competition that leads to success for the best.
Westcoast52
(34 posts)I think it is the sheer agony of being part of Congress which is driving so many GOPers to the exits. What the Republicans have spawned in government has turned in on itself. No alpha dog can lead a pack of rabid beasts because the beasts don't want to be led. With a little more Tea Party spirit, we can have Bolshevik investigations of any Republican who ever did a good, honest thing in his life. Hell is a Republican majority with no Obama to hate.
marble falls
(57,246 posts)IthinkThereforeIAM
(3,077 posts)... eom.
marble falls
(57,246 posts)grandpamike1
(193 posts)Should be tried for Treason against the United States.
IthinkThereforeIAM
(3,077 posts)...? (just to give this a kick)