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Moderate Republicans’ Threat: Paul Ryan for Speaker—or We Quit
The National Journal ^ | October 19, 2015 | Jack Fitzpatrick

Posted on 10/20/2015 3:06:08 PM PDT by Timber Rattler

Some Re­pub­lic­ans are so des­per­ate for Paul Ry­an to step up as the next speak­er of the House that they’ve star­ted talk­ing about re­tir­ing if he doesn’t, ac­cord­ing to a group that works on be­half of the House GOP’s more mod­er­ate mem­bers.

After Ry­an, those mem­bers have no second choice or even a second tier of po­ten­tial speak­ers, said Sarah Cham­ber­lain, chief op­er­at­ing and fin­an­cial of­ficer for the Re­pub­lic­an Main Street Part­ner­ship, a group that backs “main­stream” Re­pub­lic­ans and plans to spend mil­lions help­ing them pro­tect their House seats in 2016.

“De­pend­ing on how this shakes out, you may see some Main Street mem­bers re­tire,” Cham­ber­lain said in an in­ter­view. “… They’re hop­ing for a Ry­an-type can­did­ate. But if it’s not and it be­comes a huge mess, why be sit­ting here?”

(Excerpt) Read more at nationaljournal.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: georgesoros; gope; mainstpartnership; paulryan; republican; ryan; sarahchamberlain; stevelatourette; wisconsin
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To: Timber Rattler

61 posted on 10/20/2015 3:23:34 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: SunkenCiv

Oh, please, please, please!!! let them be called on that. And double pretty please, with sprinkles on top, don’t let it be a bluff.


62 posted on 10/20/2015 3:24:22 PM PDT by Grimmy (equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
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To: Timber Rattler

Good.

Cantorize your weasels, America!


63 posted on 10/20/2015 3:24:46 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Timber Rattler

Yeah! I could not have hoped for such an ideal outcome!


64 posted on 10/20/2015 3:24:53 PM PDT by Principled (...the Supreme Court of the United States favors some laws over others...)
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To: Timber Rattler

Von Rino’s Express.


65 posted on 10/20/2015 3:24:56 PM PDT by MUDDOG
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To: Timber Rattler

They sound like Cher threatening to move to Jupiter.


66 posted on 10/20/2015 3:24:59 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: Timber Rattler

Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.


67 posted on 10/20/2015 3:25:55 PM PDT by Proud2BeRight
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To: onyx

Peter Dent of Pennsylvania....CHARLIE Dent of PA sweetheart. Make it plain to vote him out.


68 posted on 10/20/2015 3:25:57 PM PDT by Safetgiver ( Islam makes barbarism look genteel.)
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To: anoldafvet

The downside is they are lying.


69 posted on 10/20/2015 3:26:46 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart (Embrace "Existential Cage Theory")
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To: SunkenCiv

Sorry. Forgot to say in previous comment...

The definition of a moderate is someone who spends his time and effort stabbing his own side in the back while those backs stabbed have their fronts turned to face the enemy.


70 posted on 10/20/2015 3:27:08 PM PDT by Grimmy (equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
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To: Timber Rattler
I love a story with a happy ending!

71 posted on 10/20/2015 3:27:58 PM PDT by Baynative (Liberty lost is a high price to pay for the experiment of socialism.)
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To: Timber Rattler

LMAO!! Empty threat.


72 posted on 10/20/2015 3:28:05 PM PDT by ScottinVA (If you're not enraged...why?)
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To: Timber Rattler

Don't let the door hit you in the @$$ on the way out

73 posted on 10/20/2015 3:29:53 PM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: Timber Rattler

Go ahead and quit, you “moderate” morons.

Make sure the door doesn’t hit you in your RINO asses when you leave.


74 posted on 10/20/2015 3:30:17 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (Register liberals, not guns!)
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To: Truth29

The meeting between Ryan and the HFC is at 7:00 p.m. tonight.


75 posted on 10/20/2015 3:32:18 PM PDT by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
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To: gaijin

Is that a promise or a threat?


76 posted on 10/20/2015 3:35:20 PM PDT by Hildy
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To: onyx; trisham; stevie_d_64
Oh yeah, one more: Rep. Dav­id Joyce of Ohio.

stevie, who was that gooey RiNO-y guy in the Texas GOP caucus you dislike so much? We could add him and a couple more to the list.

Wish these guys would invite some Texas Lege RiNO's to join them on their trip to Jaycee Valhalla.

77 posted on 10/20/2015 3:37:35 PM PDT by lentulusgracchus ("If America was a house , the Left would root for the termites." - Greg Gutierrez)
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To: Grimmy

Actually, that’s the definition of everyone in politics.


78 posted on 10/20/2015 3:39:07 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Here's to the day the forensics people scrape what's left of Putin off the ceiling of his limo.)
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To: Timber Rattler

Morons.


79 posted on 10/20/2015 3:39:19 PM PDT by Read Write Repeat (Not one convinced me they want the job yet)
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To: Timber Rattler
Okay, I'll hang tight. Ryan needs to be told he can't just be coronated and is in for a fight, but I am sure the pressure and offered rewards have been flying fast and thick to get was the establishment wants.
80 posted on 10/20/2015 3:40:05 PM PDT by Truth29
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