Before you get too mushy over the Freedom Caucus, bear in mind that all but one of them voted to keep Ryan as Speaker.
Had they done otherwise, we might not be having this kind of plan and vote.
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Interesting Argument. But I’ve read a lot of posts by Owen. Pretty smart guy. He argues that Ryan is the best we have. Sure he’s a scummy RINO, but better than Boehner or McConnell or a host of other scummy RINO’s.
Besides, I believe Trump knows the old adage to keep your friends close and your enemies closer. I truly believe Ryan is a Useful Idiot being used by Trump to take a fall when RyanCare fails.
He’s not better than McConnell. He is McConnell only 130 years younger.
And I respect the Freedom Caucus, dont’ get me wrong. It’s just that NOW they’re acting like conservatives and what goes into this bill is really important - but when it came to re-annointing Ryan (instead of, for example, one of the Freedom Caucus members) as Speakers, they sat on their hands.
This is only Round #1 and the contestants are in their corners, but there will be a vote tomorrow or in a day or two, so now we will see the art of the deal. Everyone seems to think this will reflect badly on Trump but it’s Ryans bill, and if I were Trump I’d be saying, “well Paul, it’s your bill, what are YOU going to change to get it passed?”. It’s his legacy that’s on the line, and his big dreams of passing monumental legislation to change the tax code for the first time in decades and all the rest depends on his ability to do his job as Speaker.