Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRyan wounded by health care fiasco. But don't expect a coup attempt against the speaker.
By JOHN BRESNAHAN and RACHAEL BADE 03/25/17 07:10 AM EDT
The painful public collapse Friday of Paul Ryan's biggest endeavor as House speaker legislation to unwind the Democratic health care law he and his party spent years castigating as a disaster dealt a serious blow to the Wisconsin Republican. But as embarrassing a setback as this was Obamacare is here to stay "for the foreseeable future," Ryan conceded he isn't going anywhere.
No one is prepared to challenge Ryan for his job, said GOP lawmakers from across the Republican Conference. While some right-wing media and outside groups are agitating to replace the speaker, and his antagonists on the White House staff needle him anonymously in the press, there is no way he will be ousted.
President Donald Trump hasn't turned on him, either at least not yet. And Ryan remains popular with his rank-and-file members, who genuinely like him. Critically, Ryan is not a liability for them back home, the ultimate litmus test for any congressional leader. Yet the debacle over the American Health Care Act showed how the promise of Ryan as speaker has failed to live up to the reality.
When he took over for former Speaker John Boehner in November 2015 following an uprising by conservatives, Ryan was seen as the one figure who could heal the divisions within the GOP Conference, especially with the hard-line Freedom Caucus. That hasn't happened, to put it mildly.
more
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/paul-ryan-future-health-care-obamacare-trump-236480
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
5 replies, 1736 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (3)
ReplyReply to this post
5 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Ryan wounded by health care fiasco. But don't expect a coup attempt against the speaker. (Original Post)
DonViejo
Mar 2017
OP
Hugin
(33,189 posts)1. And, there it is....
The "Full Confidence" article.
Ryan is toast.
librechik
(30,676 posts)2. NOBODY wants the Job of Shame, not even Ryan
they had to coax and pamper him to take it, and then they promised him the ultimate: Be the man who killed Obamacare. That appealed to him, so that's his karma.
ladjf
(17,320 posts)3. The proposed bill wasn't a health care bill. As everyone knows, it was just
another plan to take money from those who truly need it and transfer it to the rich. (Reverse Robin Hood)
Blanks
(4,835 posts)4. Tax cut for the wealthy. eom
ladjf
(17,320 posts)5. It was a blatant con game and the majority of Americans knew that. nt