[JohnBrowdie]

I thought they made Ryan speaker because McCarthy stepped on his crank on national television.

[TBP]

Remember? He was being challenged by conservatives. Raul Labrador was a candidate. When it became obvious that he couldn’t win and conservatives were keeping keep McCarthy out, they came up with Ryan as a compromise.

[TBP]

https://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/jordan-ryan-speaker-freedom/2015/10/11/id/695668/

https://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/jordan-ryan-speaker-freedom/2015/10/11/id/695668/

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/10/21/freedom-caucus-member-raul-labrador-scoffs-at-paul-ryan-conditions-for-running.html

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/10/21/freedom-caucus-member-raul-labrador-scoffs-at-paul-ryan-conditions-for-running.html