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Ryan is Speaker only because they couldn’t settle on anyone else and he “volunteered”. Take a look at his record and tell me what he’s done. He’s only sown discord and that’s why he can’t get them in line to repeal something no one likes. No one likes him either, and he’s no leader.

I don't disagree with what you say but he is the speaker and while his leadership may be lacking his ability to use his power to screw up the agenda is not. So I don't understand how it's a mistake on President Trump's part to use the Speaker to get some part of his agenda through. If the President tried to do an end run on his first big piece of legislation Ryan would have made sure it never made it to the floor.

Look I haven't liked Ryan since he failed to beat Biden in the debate and if this bill fails much of the blame goes to his ineffective leadership, not to Donald Trump. Many times to fix a company process you have to use it to expose the deficiencies. The same goes for government. You have to use the people you have to expose them. If Ryan doesn't deliver then there will probably be a lot of pressure for him to step aside.

Ryan was a Never-Trumper during the campaign, declaring that he would not campaign with Trump, then supposedly switched only to stand him up at what was supposed to be a joint event. If you put your trust in a guy like this, who drafted a piece of crappola and would not let anyone see it, or know the details, then bristled at suggestions that things should be changed, you're making a mistake. Whether he is Speaker or not, there are ways to work around him, including GET A COMPETENT GROWN-UP AS SPEAKER! He's a big part of the swamp!