Posted on 12/14/2017 9:51:02 AM PST by DCBryan1
House Speaker Paul Ryan plans to retire after the 2018 midterm elections, Politico reported on Thursday.
From Politico: Ryan was tiring of D.C. even before reluctantly accepting the speakership. He told his predecessor, John Boehner, that it would be his last job in politics—and that it wasn't a long-term proposition. In the months following Trump's victory, he began contemplating the scenarios of his departure. More recently, over closely held conversations with his kitchen cabinet, Ryan's preference has become clear: He would like to serve through Election Day 2018 and retire ahead of the next Congress. This would give Ryan a final legislative year to chase his second white whale, entitlement reform, while using his unrivaled fundraising prowess to help protect the House majority—all with the benefit of averting an ugly internecine power struggle during election season. Ryan has never loved the job; he oozes aggravation when discussing intra-party debates over "micro-tactics," and friends say he feels like he's running a daycare center. On a personal level, going home at the end of next year would allow Ryan, who turns 48 next month, to keep promises to family; his three children are in or entering their teenage years, and Ryan, whose father died at 55, wants desperately to live at home with them full-time before they begin flying the nest. The best part of this scenario, people close to the speaker emphasize: He wouldn't have to share the ballot with Trump again in 2020.
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Must figure that the Democrats are going to take back the House and there’s no fun in being House Minority Leader.
After all, there isn't much difference between a RINO and a demoncrat...
Oh please, as if he would leave such a powerful position, literally two heartbeats away from the presidency.
They “voluntarily” leave due to poor health or scandals, and even then you’re hard-pressed to find a democrat that will willingly leave office.
Translation: He’s already measuring the curtains for his office on K street.
Politics is a scam and we’re suckers for playing.
When more critters than normal “retire,” there’s got to be a reason.
TRUMP is draining the swamp.
Go Trump - MAGA
Go Melania aka Lady MAGA
Pepe is pleased
Q is real
Or yesterday, or just go to Hell on his treasonous way out of town....oh yes, his horse too.
Well, that explains his pathetic, irresponsible position on everything Conservative.
Is he on the list where shush payouts were made?
We can all wish it so. Please, retire you slime ball.
Why wait? Retire now.
Cavuto has been in a mood ever since Trump snubbed him, not appearing on his show, and at the same time Trump was appearing everywhere, during the campaign forward.
Cavuto has lost his sense of humor and is not his cute self anymore. He ragged on Trump like a pretentious snob from the beginning and Trump didn’t reward him for it.
The thing is, it is true, but just not true *now*.
Politico seldom gets its breaking news stories wrong and they do cite the word coming from a close friend of Paul’s. Ryan is avoiding a discussion about it with reporters swarming the Hill for the tax negotiations.
Perhaps he wants to be tapped to run in 2020 for the presidency. I think he may have had enough of Trump, however, and would not want to go up against him. Ryan has lost a lot of love acting like a prig and battling against Trump.
He doesn't say that the reason he is retiring AFTER the 2018 midterms is that he is going to be Cantor-ized BEFORE the 2018 midterms.
“Ryan has never loved the job; he oozes aggravation when discussing intra-party debates over “micro-tactics,” and friends say he feels like he’s running a daycare center.”
Really inspiring. Yep, I’d follow this man into battle any day!
Yes, go Ryan. And take that Kentucky Senate Turtle with you.
Oh, the poor soul. He’s made such huge sacrifices and is willing to give another year of his life for the glorious cause.
Could it be he’s letting people know he’s leaving before someone runs against him for speaker?
Could it be he doesn’t want to run for re-election because he might get beat?
Could it be he’s staying one more year so he can pad his pension?
I’d be willing to bet he never leaves Washington.
He’ll come back as a lobbyist.
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