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BREAKING REPORT: Paul Ryan Will Announce Retirement From Congress…
Citizen Free Press ^ | March 16, 2018 | Myra Adams

Posted on 03/16/2018 6:59:01 AM PDT by COUNTrecount

Expect An ‘After Easter’ Bombshell Announcement From Speaker Ryan

Editor’s Note: Story just hit the wires a few minutes after midnight.

By Myra Adams, Townhall

Mark your calendars! As if there isn’t enough daily drama swirling around Washington, in early or mid-April there is likely to be an announcement that will titillate the nation’s capital.

According to a frontline GOP strategist (name asked to be withheld) “after Easter” is when House Speaker Paul Ryan will announce his decision whether or not to run for reelection in Wisconsin’s 1st congressional district. Speaker Ryan, age 48, has represented his home district since winning the seat in 1998 at age 28.

Ryan’s 2018 reelection decision is imminent given Wisconsin’s filing deadline of June 1 with an August 14 primary. Thus, April is the expected time frame when this strategist believes the speaker will drop his bombshell.

Wisconsin’s 1st district is the most southeastern in the state. It is situated along the eastern portion of the northern Illinois border encompassing Kenosha and Racine counties including portions of Milwaukee, Rock, Walworth, and Waukesha counties.

In 2016, Ryan won the district with 65 percent of the vote, a slight increase from 63 percent in 2014. A vast improvement from 2012 when Ryan won 54.9 percent after his name appeared twice on his district’s ballot —first as the GOP’s vice presidential nominee on Mitt Romney’s presidential ticket and as a congressional candidate for reelection.

Upon making the announcement in April, Ryan, in his role as speaker of the House, will immediately become a lame duck speaker with his power significantly diminished — the reason why Ryan is waiting as long as politically feasible.

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Why we can expect an 'after Easter' bombshell announcement from Speaker Ryan. It’s likely that the “wake-up call” Speaker Ryan warned his colleagues about this week is also a personal alarm that says, “Time to start your second career.”https://t.co/kAlTiZdmEH

— Myra K. Adams (@MyraKAdams) March 16, 2018


TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: fakenews; paulryan; wisconsin
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To: COUNTrecount

Mark Meadows is by far the best candidate for next speaker.


61 posted on 03/16/2018 7:55:56 AM PDT by rwoodward ("god, guns and more ammo")
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To: lonevoice

Interesting.


62 posted on 03/16/2018 7:57:09 AM PDT by Pride in the USA
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To: COUNTrecount

He’s quitting so he can challenge Trump in 2020. Put money on that. Maybe he wants to run with FLAKE.


63 posted on 03/16/2018 7:57:33 AM PDT by originalbuckeye ('In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act'- George Orwell.)
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To: COUNTrecount
Wrong Ryan

Republican Rep. Ryan Costello considering retirement

64 posted on 03/16/2018 8:00:36 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (Big governent is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
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To: COUNTrecount

This is click bait and not “Breaking” news.

When (and if) Ryan announces he will retire, THAT will be “Breaking” news - not until.


65 posted on 03/16/2018 8:01:19 AM PDT by Wuli
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To: LIConFem

OMG you’re right.

Both sides are absolute scum.


66 posted on 03/16/2018 8:03:14 AM PDT by Califreak (Take Me Back To Constantinople)
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To: COUNTrecount

Time to put Alan West in as speaker!!


67 posted on 03/16/2018 8:09:50 AM PDT by SgtHooper (If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
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To: COUNTrecount
Ryan’s 2018 reelection decision is imminent given Wisconsin’s filing deadline of June 1 with an August 14 primary. Thus, April is the expected time frame when this strategist believes the speaker will drop his bombshell.

He'll probably resign immediately on May 31, in order to help the GOP achieve their seeming goal of losing the House this fall via deprivation of the Janesville area of good primary candidates.

68 posted on 03/16/2018 8:12:32 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (The US Constitution ....... Invented by geniuses and God .... Administered by morons ......)
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To: Tx Angel; bitt

I just heard McCabe was fired.

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

hope you’re right.

no down side.

draws line in the sand.


69 posted on 03/16/2018 8:13:35 AM PDT by thinden
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To: COUNTrecount

He will reluctantly — and selflessly — run for reelection.


70 posted on 03/16/2018 8:30:50 AM PDT by UnwashedPeasant (I told you so)
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To: COBOL2Java
The first order of business will be the Impeachment of Trump.

I'm not so sure. Once in power, they'll be faced with the reality that impeaching Trump means President Pence who could conceivably serve for two additional full terms, a basket of pissed-off Deplorables, and a platform of payback. I think the Dems will change their tune on impeachment.

71 posted on 03/16/2018 8:32:51 AM PDT by Drew68
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To: COUNTrecount

No, bad news, as the district will likely flip to Dem.


72 posted on 03/16/2018 8:37:20 AM PDT by theoilpainter
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To: Drew68

I hope you’re right


73 posted on 03/16/2018 8:44:29 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen)
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To: COUNTrecount

Paul Ryan (and Mitch McConnell) are the reasons that the Republicans might lose the House (and Senate.)

Had they supported Trump like Pelosi and Obama supported the corrupt Obama) there wouldn’t be disgruntled Republicans, the ones who support Trump, but see the House and Senate RINOs as undermining every effort he undertakes with the support of the American people on Trump’s side - immigration, defense, tariffs, tax cuts, etc.

Imagine if Republicans had been out there celebrating and running on Job increases, illegal immigration cutbacks, tax cuts, pride in American exceptionalism, etc., etc.
Has anyone seen Ryan or McConnell out there taking pride in all these accomplishments?

Nope, they’ve been in hiding, only emerging when they want to criticize Trump. They deserve to lose.
Sadly, it means Pelosi will spend two years trying to impeach Trump.


74 posted on 03/16/2018 9:11:02 AM PDT by oldbill
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To: COUNTrecount

Couple of weeks early for April Fools isn’t it?


75 posted on 03/16/2018 9:20:08 AM PDT by slouper (LWRC SPR 5.5 6)
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To: gibsonguy
it means he believes we are losing the house

That may be so, but in reality, it gives us a much better chance of retaining the house, especially if the race is nationalized behind a MAGA agenda and the Republican candidates get behind it.

76 posted on 03/16/2018 9:22:46 AM PDT by Defiant (I may be deplorable, but I'm not getting in that basket.)
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To: gibsonguy

It means that Ryan is losing the house.


77 posted on 03/16/2018 9:36:26 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: Tx Angel

Where did you hear McCabe was fired?


78 posted on 03/16/2018 9:47:09 AM PDT by gaijin
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To: COUNTrecount

Good riddance, if true.


79 posted on 03/16/2018 9:51:05 AM PDT by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small fee.)
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To: COUNTrecount

GotDog, if that aint draining the swamp then nothing is:-)


80 posted on 03/16/2018 10:07:28 AM PDT by Harpotoo
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