Posted on 12/29/2015 4:01:39 PM PST by cotton1706
The time has come for desperate measures against the Oligarchy.
There are already rumblings of a primary challenge to Speaker Paul Ryan!
However, we know the Establishment and its donors will go all out to protect Ryan, as they did for Mitch McConnell, who is now safely ensconced in the Senate Majority Leader position.
The Establishment will work to destroy anybody to dares to run against Ryan in a primary. And then they will say "too bad, republicans, it's Ryan or the democrat."
The Establishment can protect Paul Ryan from conservatives in a primary, but they cannot protect Paul Ryan from conservatives in a general election! (unless they can convince their buddies, the democrats, to allow Ryan to run unopposed, which isn't likely)
Therefore, the conservatives in Paul Ryan's district can do the nation a service by voting against him next November if he's on the ballot, and not just by withholding their votes, but by actively voting for the democrat.
Even if not defeated, Paul Ryan will be significantly weakened in his position, prompting others to rise up and run for speaker in January, 2017.
We must do all we can, and only the conservatives in Paul Ryan's district can do it.
And before I am accused of being a shill for the democrats, I ask that you think about all the Establishment donors who said that if Trump or Cruz is the Republican nominee, that they will vote for Hillary.
I ask that you think about John Warner endorsing Tim Kaine, or Richard Lugar endorsing Michelle Nunn, or Dede Scozzafava endorsing Bill Owens, or Bill Bolling endorsing David McCauliffe, or the republican legislators who endorsed Sam Brownback's opponent in Kansas last year. And on, and on.
You replied to my post where I suggested that so I assumed you did. I’m glad you see that 400 democrats would destroy this country.
This headhunting is pointless. Boner was forced out and replaced after pointless drama by Ryan who freepers hate just as much. Replace Ryan with a rat, a new leader will be elected, after more pointless drama, similar to Ryan, with one more rat to vote 100% wrong on everything.
Moving the House to the left will not make it’s leadership better.
One of the top ten most conservative members of the House isn’t gonna be elected Speaker. Wanna move the needle to the right, gotta win a lot of primaries to make the average Republican more conservative. Electing a dhimmy is a huge and idiotic step in the wrong direction, the swine could get entrenched and spend 20 years in the seat.
Paul Ryan can be removed as speaker far easier than giving up his seat.
I dont know a lot about Paul Ryan but he has had very good ideas in the past including budgets that would have privatized Socialist Security and Medicare, returning the socialist ponzi scheme to the States to sort out(and largely abolish as soon as people realize just how in-equable they really are).
Vote 3rd party or stay home. Never vote for the Dem.
Necessary. Not only vote for the RAT, contribute to his/her campaign. Ryan is a total traitor.
WAY too soon for this type of talk.
How about finding a real competitor?
How about ask Trump to help find someone? I know he’s probably angrier than you are Cotton.
Just don’t go all defeatist so soon.
The enemy of your Enemy will be your ally against your enemy.
To think otherwise is to take on a fight you cannot win. You must uses your enemies against one anther, so that they can’t fight you, while fighting each other.
He might be the Democrat nominee. In that case, vote for the Republican.
Primaries are not working.
You know that. Time for a different approach.
If your leg is itchy and the cream from the drug store isn’t helping, do you cut the leg off? That’s a “different approach”.
And this is how you triumph in politics. You make them understand that not supporting your positions is suicide.
If you don't chop off some heads, they will not take you seriously when you need them too.
We should have voted Democrat in Mississippi Senate Race, (Thad Cochran) and we should have voted Democrat in the Kentucky Senate Race. (Mitch McConnell)
We are now dealing with an emboldened Rino faction of the party, instead of a cowering and compliant Rino faction.
I would vote for anyone but Ryan if he was my representative. After pulling a stunt like he just pulled it’s time send him home.
Getting rid of Ryan would strike terror in the hearts of several RINOs and at minimum tighten the sphincters of others. Embrace the pain.
Voting for a GOPe is like voting for a Democrat anyways.
That has to be the dumbest, most shortsighted, inane thing I have ever seen on a Free Republic title in my 16 year history reading it.
Is this an alternate universe where FReepers would be advised to vote democrat?
They are either dumb Republicans or smart Democrats.
Great idea - it’s like giving up a pawn to put the GOPe on check - they took out Ollie North 20 years ago - what goes around comes around.
I think you know what is meant.
We are not talking about replacing 1 GOPe with power
with 1 Rat with power.
We are talking about replacing 1 GOPe with great power
with 1 run of the mill Rat.
Big difference.
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