Guys, him stepping down is the same as Bill Schuster or ANY of the other republican committee chairs. They are termed-out of their six years as committee chairs. They don’t want to go back to being powerless backbenchers. They are trying to pressure Ryan into being like the democrats so they can amass power with no term limit. I have all kinds of problems with Ryan, but this is one thing that he’s 100% right about. Let them all go! Bring in new blood. The congress and the party need it.
We had an unusual announcement here in New Jersey this week, though. GOP Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen announced that he's retiring from Congress after his current term representing the 11th District. His announcement came shortly after he finished just his first year in one of the most highly prized committee chairmanships: the House Appropriations Committee.
Too bad them dems will not do the same.