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Republicans Again Choose Paul Ryan as House Speaker
New York Slimes ^

Posted on 11/15/2016 11:16:58 AM PST by TigerClaws

WASHINGTON — House Republicans renominated Speaker Paul D. Ryan as their leader on Tuesday, quieting rumors of an initial revolt in the party in the wake of feuding between Mr. Ryan and President-elect Donald J. Trump while Democrats grappled with their own potential insurrection.

To retain the speaker’s job, Mr. Ryan, of Wisconsin, will still have to clear a vote by the full House when the new Congress assembles in January — when he must win at least 218 votes. With the results of a few contests outstanding, Republicans will hold at least 239 seats, leaving a relatively healthy margin for dissent in their ranks. The House Republicans said in a Twitter message that Ryan’s selection was unanimous.

But Mr. Ryan will have more than his contentious relationship with Mr. Trump to navigate. Stephen K. Bannon, the former chairman of Breitbart News, whom Mr. Trump named as his chief strategist, is a longtime critic of Mr. Ryan.

Though he endorsed Mr. Trump and urged Americans to vote for him in the days leading up to the lection, Mr. Ryan repeatedly criticized Mr. Trump’s more inflammatory statements during the campaign, once criticizing his proposed ban on Muslims as “not what this country stands for.” After the release of a 2005 recording in which Mr. Trump boasted in vulgar terms about sexually assaulting women, Mr. Ryan disinvited him to a planned joint appearance in Wisconsin and told Republicans he would no longer defend him nor campaign for him. Mr. Trump had said privately before his victory that Mr. Ryan should be punished for not offering his full support.

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To: max americana

“and Freepers were against me when I stated that Priebus is the worst pick that Trump did so far...”

Without Priebus, it would be president-elect Hillary.


41 posted on 11/15/2016 12:12:55 PM PST by TexasGator
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To: TexasGator

Agreed. With Priebus one sees a change in demeanor, effort, and attitude. We saw the support.

With ratfaced Ryan, we saw the last minute treacheries and impotence. Ryan is just another iteration of Smeagol, sneaking into camp after dark and mewling about the nice hobbitses.


42 posted on 11/15/2016 12:18:03 PM PST by Psalm 144 (Deplorable and loving it.)
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To: lucky american

Well let me ask you this:

“WAS TRUMP ALLOWED TO VOTE IN PUTTING RYAN BACK IN?”

“HAS THE VOTE BEEN TAKEN YET, OR DOES IT COME NEXT WEEK?”....


43 posted on 11/15/2016 12:19:44 PM PST by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump/Pence: MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!)
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To: Steve Van Doorn

I hope you’re right......Ryan needs to be sent to the back row!


44 posted on 11/15/2016 12:25:31 PM PST by Dawgreg (Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.)
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To: TigerClaws

Sure hope Trump is watching his back. There will new stabs daily.


45 posted on 11/15/2016 12:28:13 PM PST by mulligan (I)
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To: Owen
There is FINALLY going to be budgets submitted ON TIME, and that would not happen without him [Ryan].

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Ryan promised 'regular order' and a budget THIS year and did not keep his promise. If Ryan had kept his budget promise, maybe ... just maybe I'd consider giving him some slack. He did not keep his promise and it's a BIG dang deal with me (& some other Freedom Caucus members, too).

From article by Dave Brat:

Speaker Ryan promised last year that if elected, he would adhere to regular order. It didn't happen. Instead we find ourselves in a lame-duck budget process with Obama at the negotiating table right before Christmas. Is this what the American people want?

This year, the House didn't even vote on a budget. Instead, we proceeded directly to appropriations bills, spending taxpayer money at an unprecedented $1.07 trillion. This, despite Republican control of both the Senate and the House. The deficit for this year alone is in the $600 billion range.

46 posted on 11/15/2016 1:46:03 PM PST by Qiviut (In Islam you have to die for Allah. The God I worship died for me. [Franklin Graham])
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To: TexasGator; max americana
 
>>Without Priebus, it would be president-elect Hillary.
 
 
 
 

This is what peace with Reince and the RINOS get you. http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/donald-trump-rnc-support-226987 

 
 
That Peni, err I mean Preeboos?


47 posted on 11/15/2016 2:55:50 PM PST by HLPhat (It takes a Republic TO SECURE THESE RIGHTS - not a populist Tyranny of the Majority)
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