Posted on 01/26/2016 5:40:48 AM PST by Enlightened1
Despite those protestations, Ryan has spent his first couple months as Speaker aggressively courting some of the same Freedom Caucus conservatives who forced his predecessor, John Boehner, out of office last fall.
The Wisconsin Republican ensured that conservative rebel Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-Kansas), ostracized for years by Boehner and his allies, won a subcommittee gavel and a coveted spot on the powerful Speaker-aligned panel that picks committee chairmen.
He's invited Freedom members to weekly dinners he hosts in the Capitol. And Ryan has made Freedom Caucus Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), a frequent thorn in Boehner's side, a key member of his advisory team.
So far, founders of the nearly 40-member Freedom Caucus have praised Ryan's more inclusive leadership style and are willing to give him some breathing room to show what he can do in his new role. But Ryan knows he's walking a perilous tightrope: A major misstep this year and the Freedom Caucus could send him packing, just like they did to Boehner.
Freedom Caucus members themselves are also feeling heat from grassroots conservatives and some talk-radio hosts, who want them to dump Ryan. Some lawmakers are still receiving phone calls from constituents angry that they helped give Ryan, Mitt Romney's running mate in 2012, enough votes to win the speaker's gavel last October, aides said.
Fortunately for Ryan, there aren't many political landmines in 2016. The budget deal Boehner struck with Obama in October during his final days in office cleared the decks for Ryan, setting government spending levels for the next two years and ensuring there would be no debt default until at least March 2017, after a new president is sworn in.
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Before the general election, I believe that the GOPe will officially join with the RATS and MSM to become the DC Uni-Party, with the expressed goal of defeating the Donald Trump ticket and all Trump supporters down-ticket.
In effect, those not part of the DC Uni-Party will become the second party which will represent the working citizens of the United States of American. The GIMEDATS will be the constituency of the DC Uni-Party along with the liberal elites of academia.
We will be living in interesting times.
Paul Ryan was hand picked for DC Politics by one Cesar Conda, open border, free traitor powerful lobbyist who happens to be chief of staff for....MARCO Rubio...one in the house, one in the senate...double Trojan horse! Conda,along with Grover Norquist, Steve Moore of Heritage destroyed prop 187 in Calif and every meaningful attempt to control our borders.
Who is Cesar Conda?
History repeats itself, and this time, we are the NATIVES! Who is Cesar Conda?
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Dear Scott,
Sum Din Wong
IMHO, the fubar budget, better known as 'Give nobama everything he wants and then some' was enough to permanently toss Ryno off the tightrope.
He needs to be primaried this year and a true conservative, like Dave Brat or Marsha Blackburn, elected Speaker.
Ryan is just another despicable political hack. Let him tell it to President Trump next Jan.
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