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 theyve started talking about retiring if he doesnt, according to a group that works on behalf of the House GOPs 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.
Theyre hoping for a Ryan-type candidate. But if its not and it becomes a huge mess, why be sitting here?
(Excerpt) Read more at nationaljournal.com ...
“Moderate Republicans”. What a joke.
I agree.
Let ‘em go. Good riddance. Also . . . I thought Ryan has said he has no intention of being Speaker. Did I miss something?
While I do agree that corruption and self serving are the rules of the day in politics, there are, still, those who can distinguish between a true threat and those who can not.
Moderates are moderates because they have no ability to decide which trenchline they belong in. Or, they’re stupid enough to believe that wandering around in no-man’s land is a proper place during a winner take all type war.
Vaya con dios, bozos. Your illegal amigos should be able to tell you what that means.
Best news of the day. But-bye, RINOs!
Great rant, and historic. I've seen it a couple of times before, people do quote him.
Overlooking that Cromwell was a hopelessly cruel scourge to my Irish ancestors.....
“Whats moderate? Theres no moderate.”
As Limbaugh sez, There is no book out there called “Great Moderates of History”.
Is this Christine Turd Whitman’s outfit?
Well done.
No, it makes sense. I'm guessing that the reason why RINOs are RINOs is that they get lots of "under the table" benefits from not really opposing the Dems, on issues the Dems find important.
In exchange for non-opposition, the RINOs get to take money from lobbyists, have mistresses, do drugs, etc, and the media will take no interest and nobody will say a word. I suspect that the RINO club got an ultimatum from the Dems: if you allow in a Speaker who will actually oppose our agenda, then the gravy train gets derailed.
So the RINOs say "fine". If we can't continue business-as-usual, then there's no point in staying.
All politics is local -- the Demwits however have a party-line loyalty that appeals to people who prefer a single party state, and have the media to build memes like "gridlock" and "guardians of gridlock" etc.
I don’t disagree with that, but they’re selling out this country and its citizens.
Yep! That was the picture that came to mind.
My exact thought...take your marbles and go home.
This reminds me of Blazing Saddles, where the sheriff puts a gun to his own head, and says, “Hold it! Next man makes a move, the [black guy] gets it!”
Don’t let the door hit you in the backsides on the way out.
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