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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You are obfuscating a reality you dislike
Remember, Ryan did not want the job to begin with. He more or less took it under protest.
He was the best budget mind in the congress. With the actual development of a budget and the resulting tax bill, he has accomplished the best he can accomplish.
Politics is the art of the possible
It is time to move on.
I have no doubt the GOP has already selected who their next nominee will be. But I don’t think it’s Eddy Munster.
He’s probably on the House sexual harassment/hush money list to be released after the midterms.
Eddie Munster will get a well deserved spanking.
Yep. He’ll become a lobbyist under protest./s Believing BS like that is why the corrupt bastards can make a career out of “public service” then cash in even more when they leave.
He must be wanting to hand the gavel back to Pelosi. He may even vote against himself toward that goal.
Ryan is going to leave after 2018 elections. Odd decision from logic’s perspective. My only conclusion is so he can help Dems win it.
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