So I had a crazy, random thought this morning

[Dragonfly64]

when I was turning off my alarm. What if the real reason Paul Ryan has done nothing to stop the freedom caucus and Devin Nunes isn't because he's a spineless piece of garbage (I'm not saying he isn't, just that it might not be the reason) is because he KNOWS that trump and Pence are going down and he will become president. If it's a done deal, why would he want to do anything to antagonize the rabid base that he'll need to be reelected in 2020? Why waste money on a congressional reelection campaign when he knows he's about to be president? Nobody ever runs for VP without wanting to be president someday. (Dick Cheney doesn't count because he WAS the president). Granted, it would have to happen in the next couple of months, but you never know.

Now, I'm not by any stretch of the imagination saying that this is what I think is going on -- it was truly just a random thought that popped into my head this a.m. and I thought it was interesting enough to share.

Everybody have a great day!

[vlyons]

1. No, he's just spineless and greedy

He will go off to some cushy job somewhere to rake in the millions

[imanamerican63]

6. I agree!

[madaboutharry]

2. I think he is behaving this way

because he is dirtied up in all things Russia and he is scared. But your theory could be right. Or maybe he is just a spineless twit.

[2naSalit]

7. Perhaps all of the above....nt

[vlyons]

9. Ryan received $171,977 from the gun lobby

$9.900 of which was from the NRA, which as we now know got Russian money. So Ryan is not the altar boy that he pretends to be. He's just as dirty as the rest of the ReThugs.

https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/recips.php?id=d000000082

[genxlib]

3. If that was his assumption

Then he is running out of time. If it were really the case, he would need to run for reelection just to ensure he was still there as the thing drags on.

I agree with the other posters here. He is just cowardly. He would rather stay quiet so that he can maintain some semblance of control and then leave in the middle of the night.

[Sherman A1]

4. It is an interesting theory

however, I believe he is complicit in the Russia Election Meddling either through knowledge of it or as a beneficiary so I believe he is getting out while the getting may be good.

[FM123]

5. He may kid himself all he wants about becoming president

but he knows how dirty he is and that eventually everyone will know too. The repubs may act like they are covering up for trump but they are really covering up for themselves.

[Harker]

8. But, his children want more time

with him.

[BSdetect]

10. Both mitch and ryan conspired to continue with treason rather than sound the alarm re russia

They wanted their own SCOTUS pick. Whatever the cost.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

11. For your random thought, you are owed beer, and travel money, and many adventures.

However, there's little indication that Trump will be removed, and ZERO chance that Pence would go with him.

Pence just wants Trump's presidency to survive until Jan 21, so Pence doesn't get term-limited at 6.001 years.