Indeed.
Could it be possible that President Trump feigned support for Ryan's turd bill, just to lead him into quicksand?
Bloody genius, if that's the case.
Okay wackos, time for some math.
These Koch brother NeverTrump funded Freedom Caucus guys represent about 26 votes. That’s 11 or 12% of the GOP conference.
There were apparently more moderate/centrist NO votes today than the 21 or so of those right wing guys that didn’t change to Yes. So call it 30 or 35 moderates.
Why would you think those moderates and the rest of the conference will vote for a right wing guy now? They wouldn’t 18 months ago when they begged Ryan to be Speaker. Not a single “Freedom Caucus” guy ran against Ryan for Speaker.
For really good reason. Before Ryan was begged to take the job, they had already found they had no support in the conference and could not get a majority. No other member of the House could get a majority — most certainly not staunch conservatives.
So just stop and think about your own delusion about Cruz being Speaker. That’s the same guy Trump mopped the floor with for the nomination. Why would you think he would have broad appeal in the House conference.
What y’all have to wrap your minds around is . . . you now have to govern. That means you have to appeal to people who don’t give a damn about your self righteous principles. You have to get their votes. Good luck doing that with a red meat type.