For the life of me I never could understand how a former VP candidate who couldn’t summon up the balls to stand up against Joe Biden in a debate could muster the support to be voted Speaker of the House. I can only conclude that those who voted for him likewise had no balls.
That’s exactly what it is.
They defend the Uniparty from all threats, foreign and domestic.
I used to say, “Follow the money!”
Now, I say, “Follow the free genital gratification!”
#SpookyRomanEmpire
Ryan is a typical corporatist politician. He does what big business and big banks tell him to do.
Many rumblings of opposition are from GOP Congressman who want to get re-elected.
After the election we will see if their noise is just smoke and mirrors. My gut is that it will turn out to be that way.
All but a handful of the GOP members (nine) supported Ryan for Speaker in the first place.
My congressman (Scott Perry) supported Ryan and Boehner before that.
He will never get my vote.
You assume that the Republican congressmen actually WANT to oppose the Democrats, but fail to do so out of lack of courage.
I assume the Republican congressmen are in bed with the Democrats. I assume they only pretend to oppose the Dems, in order to win election in conservative districts. I assume their having a deal with the Dems, such that they can engage in graft and have sex with lobbyist women all they want, as long as they don't oppose the Dems in any important ways.
Given the above assumptions, the behavior of the Republican Establishment makes perfect sense, and also explains why they get so hysterical at the idea of some outsider coming in, who is not part of their network of deals.
Ryan was a compromise. He's made it clear that he won't be an acceptable compromise again. I do not see him retaining the Speakership in January.
This isn't Rocket Science.
Just go look at any ranking of members of the House of Representatives by any conservative group and you will find that the Republican members of the House range from VERY CONSERVATIVE to ALMOST AS BAD AS THE DEMOCRATS.
Now scroll down and you will see all the Republicans at the top of the list and all the Democrats at the bottom. There will be a few exceptions but not many.
At the top are the CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICANS. They are not ever considered for the leadership of the House. Never, ever, ever, ever.
Now look at the MIDDLE OF THE PACK for the Republicans. That's where you find the mushy-headed quasi liberals like Paul Ryan. Vote conservative some times, support the Dems sometimes. Predictably bad. That's where we always choose our GOP leadership when we have a House Majority. Newt Gingrich is the only exception in memory. Our only decent House Majority Leader.