Paul Ryan almost single-handedly derailed Trump’s campaign. During the Trump campaign’s darkest hour Paul Ryan sought to inflict further damage. He chose poorly. There are consequences.
We not forget the backstabbing. However, while I know all of us feel some forms of vengeance in our hearts today, it is not ours to carry out and the downside is great. It is a safe bet that despite our legitimate anger with Ryan (I was beside myself over his behavior) that both Pence and Priebus will not allowed him to be jettisoned.
With that said, if you just watched his statement, but more importantly heard his answers to media questions, Ryan hit the notes I wanted to hear even as I glared at him. He is after all a politician and the tea leaves are easy to read this morning.
This election for me was about the survival of our nation and getting ourselves back on a path to prosperity and freedom. This was an election about the America we would leave for my children. My prayers were answered. The transition now becomes about implementing the agenda as quickly as possible when he is sworn in.
Ryan is no longer the most powerful Republican, but he will remain the second most powerful in what is now (unbelievably) a one-party government. It really surprised me that Hannity said that last night. Perhaps he knows something that Paul Ryan does not, but I find that hard to believe given Ryan’s close friendship and relationship with Priebus and Pence.
My best guess is that Trump has no intention of moving against Ryan. Trump does not appear to keep grudges and we have heard many people say that. In fact, he said in his book that it’s “bad business” to keep grudges.
With that said, as if we have a choice, we should simply sit back and watch our guy go to work. We should watch Ryan go to work as he pledged to do. We have to watch McConnell (damn that pains me) go to work as he has pledged to do. We should watch them with a wary eye and be prepared to push them if they need it, but you can bet that they got the message loud and clear last night.
We must not (sorry)
Ryan cannot be trusted, he must go...drain the swamp.
Great post.
We should hope and pray that the GOP House is stronger and more conservatively focused than to choose Ryan as its leader going into the Trump Administration.
And if they are not, we should hope and pray that any democratic forces that can be mustered—from constituent pressure to pressure from the White House—keeps him far better on the straight and narrow conservative path than his deceitful jockeying over the past eight years.
I’m sorry but I saw the same speech and if I saw Ryan for the first time I might take your point of view but knowing the duplicity he has done to stab Trumps campaign in the back the past year I will never forgive him and he should be unemployed at this point. We can’t allow this type of traitor to remain on our team period. What part of drain the swamp don’t you understand?
I’ll probably take heat, but I think it would be the wrong move to replace Ryan as Speaker. We just won the Presidency and Congress, why oust him? He was wrong not to be vocally supportive of Trump. No one is perfect. Paul Ryan is still an intelligent and articulate conservative IMO.
Well, if a legitimate putsch arises against either of their leadership I for one will be all in favor of it. If not, one of the reasons I supported Mr. Trump was because of his skill in putting together deals. He will deal with Mr. Ryan in his own way and at his own time. Hell, he’s defeated every other cuck in the Republican party.