THE NINE REPUBLICANS WHO DIDN'T VOTE FOR PAUL RYAN

With all my heart I hope you’re right.

41 posted on 10/30/2015 7:43:24 AM PDT by Guenevere (If.the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do....)

Wow. It would appear that my congressman, Steve King, voted for Ryan.

Shameful.

42 posted on 10/30/2015 7:46:20 AM PDT by EternalVigilance

Dave Brat - the Cantor Killer - stays true to his word...
Hope he goes far and doesn’t cede to the GOPeeeee...

43 posted on 10/30/2015 7:51:08 AM PDT by matginzac

So far, Ryan seems a better sort than Boehner, but what matters most are the plays and formations and the political environment. As Speaker, Ryan will want as long a honeymoon as possible, and after that, he will try to rely on his majority whip and committee chairmen to do most of the heavy lifting and play bad cop when needed.

If Ryan (and we) are lucky, the 2016 elections will deliver a solid Republican President and Congress. If that occurs, Ryan will have an abundance of favors he can deliver and a diminished need of punishments. A burst of GOP reforms passing Congress and a successful GOP President will do much to aid Ryan and to help the Party recover its confidence and to build on success.

As it is, one of the reasons for the Congressional GOP's defeatist attitude is that immigration and demographic trends are strongly adverse to the GOP and seem poised to put it on the path to minority status and the country under rule by the Left -- permanently. Against such a future, most GOP House and Senate members have been hedging their bets and aiming to protect their reelection chances and any employment plans.

Trump's candidacy may change that, especially if he wins and is able to shut down the wave of immigration that threatens to destroy the country. With that at stake, most everything else is secondary.

44 posted on 10/30/2015 8:57:34 AM PDT by Rockingham

Could but won’t unless its another staged event like this one that ‘forced Boehner out’ and put Ryan in.

45 posted on 10/30/2015 1:43:07 PM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS, REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)

46 posted on 10/30/2015 1:44:36 PM PDT by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)

To: EternalVigilance

King is on of the fakers who has put on a conservative flim flam show for many years......

47 posted on 10/30/2015 1:46:17 PM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS, REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)

Pretty much, if the plumb line is principle.

48 posted on 10/30/2015 2:03:20 PM PDT by EternalVigilance (Representative self-government is my God-given right.)

I mean, don’t get me wrong, on some things he’s been a stalwart. But not on everything.

49 posted on 10/30/2015 2:04:02 PM PDT by EternalVigilance (Representative self-government is my God-given right.)

Called one of Randy Weber’s local offices. They were SOOOOO glad to hear someone call to say thank you for voting no. Gal who works for him said it was so nice to go out to dinner with a “boss” who prays out loud before they eat. Told Brenda, his beautiful wife, that prayers are up for him.

50 posted on 10/30/2015 2:27:17 PM PDT by Grams A (The Sun will rise in the East in the morning and God is still on his throne.)

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