[Major Matt Mason]

These guys are being blackmailed by the Dems. That is the only thing that makes any sense here (or they are just as corrupt as the Dems, I suppose). The constant avoidance of any conflict is not going to sit well with a majority of GOP voters as this corruption has to be addressed. If the shoe were on the other foot, the Dems would be going pedal-to-the-metal to destroy a GOP candidate and not worry one iota about any backlash.

[rodguy911]

These guys are being blackmailed by the Dems.

McCarthy is already compromised. We know he has a gal pal in NC who is also in the house.That's why he is not speaker. But, I searched high and low and can't find anything on Ryan. If anyone here has anything please let me know.

The only thing I found, and it's a stretch, is that he didn't want they job then he goes on a a weekend trip with Mitt Romney comes back and is all of a sudden ready for the speakership.

If you go "follow the money" on that one than maybe something happened but what?