[Bob Ireland]

***I like Louie, but he should have said this two years ago. Doing after Ryan leaves is cowardice***

It is the way power works in the House; cross the leadership and you get garbage committee assignments, you don't get recognized for various things, you don't get 'cake' for your district and you prob don't get re-elected.

It is the Swamp.

At least Ryan can now return to his home in H3ll. :-/

[tinamina]

I fully expect the most hated man in America, as I call him when tweeting him, to be making multimillions working for the Chamber of Commerce come Januar. He ain’t goin nowhere.

[DesertRhino]

“It is the way power works in the House; cross the leadership and you get garbage committee assignments, you don’t get recognized for various things, you don’t get ‘cake’ for your district and you prob don’t get re-elected.”

It is indeed. I think I read that chapter in that JFK “Profiles in Courage” book.