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US House Speaker Paul Ryan 'to stand down'
BBC News ^
| 11 April 2018
Posted on 04/11/2018 6:22:12 AM PDT by Olog-hai
US House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan will not run for re-election this year, US media report.
Congress’ most powerful lawmaker has told friends he will not stand for another term in his Wisconsin district this autumn, reports Axios.
His exit would be a blow to the Republican party ahead of November’s mid-term elections. […]
According to Axios, Mr Ryan has found his job frustrating, partly because of President Donald Trump. …
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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: aliens; amnestypimps; cheaplaborexpress; gopestablishment; paulryan; ryan; ryno; wellbye
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To: grania; odawg
No conspiracy at all here. He's just been completely ineffective as House Speaker -- that's all. And the price the GOP will pay for it is that he'd be the House minority leader in 2019 anyway.
When we got to the end of 2017 and the Republicans hadn't done anything to fix ObamaCare despite promising to repeal it for more than seven years, the party's credibility was destroyed and its leadership exposed as political frauds.
This recent omnibus spending bill was just icing on the cake.
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posted on
04/11/2018 6:51:21 AM PDT
by
Alberta's Child
("I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic's.")
To: Olog-hai
Mr Ryan has found his job frustrating, partly because of President Donald Trump. Pushing the democrats agenda and Omnibus Spending Bill through a republican congress is hard work.
Especially when you have a president who is not a member of The Swamp and has crazy ideas about keeping campaign promises, honoring his oath of office and governing in accordance with the Constitution.
It's enough to make a Lame Duck go Full Retard!
…
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posted on
04/11/2018 6:53:04 AM PDT
by
Iron Munro
(If Illegals voted Republican 66 Million Democrats Would Be Screaming "Build The Wall!")
To: Olog-hai
We don’t need a lame duck Speaker. He should resign from leadership today.
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posted on
04/11/2018 6:53:19 AM PDT
by
Lisbon1940
(No full-term Governors (at the time of election!)
To: Alberta's Child
“He’s just been completely ineffective as House Speaker”
That is entirely from your perspective. From Ryan’s perspective, he has been highly effective in pursuing his policies. His policies just happened to align with democrats, that’s all.
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posted on
04/11/2018 6:55:24 AM PDT
by
odawg
To: Olog-hai
His district would have voted him out anyway.
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posted on
04/11/2018 6:56:30 AM PDT
by
tennmountainman
("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small fee.)
To: Olog-hai
Na na na na.
Na na na na.
Hey hey hey.
Goodbye!
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posted on
04/11/2018 6:56:46 AM PDT
by
Luircin
To: Souled_Out
It’s from “Axios” so it’s probably Fake News ...
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posted on
04/11/2018 6:57:39 AM PDT
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: onona
The RINO’s are dropping like flies.
Good riddance.
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posted on
04/11/2018 6:57:42 AM PDT
by
tennmountainman
("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small fee.)
To: Olog-hai
One down, a couple hundred more to go ...
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posted on
04/11/2018 6:58:38 AM PDT
by
glennaro
To: Olog-hai
His exit would be a blow to the Republican party
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Bush League Republicans, maybe, but not for the vast majority of GOP voters, who do not want the USA turned into North Mexico.
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posted on
04/11/2018 7:01:41 AM PDT
by
Lurkinanloomin
(Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
To: fruser1
I remember that. The rest of the RINOs and many talk show hosts started going along.
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posted on
04/11/2018 7:03:30 AM PDT
by
Olog-hai
("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
To: Mr Ramsbotham
I think we know how ineffective ryan is/was. It is easy to picture a “real leader” there if we even have one in the entire House of Reps?
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posted on
04/11/2018 7:03:38 AM PDT
by
Lumper20
To: SaveFerris
When does Ryan start his new career at MSNBC?
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posted on
04/11/2018 7:05:23 AM PDT
by
DivineMomentsOfTruth
("There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and persue it steadily." -GW)
To: LIConFem
That would just be plain stupid. You’d never want to be the heartbeat Hitlary is only one away from the Presidency from....
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posted on
04/11/2018 7:11:06 AM PDT
by
clee1
(We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
To: Olog-hai
Replace him as Speaker NOW! Put Scalise or Gohmert in there for the interim!
To: kabar
Ryan will run for President in 2020.He'll have the same success that he had with McNuts! A total failure!
To: Road Warrior ‘04; kabar
He'll have the same success that he had with
McNuts Mittens! A total failure!
I so dislike McNuts, I incorrectly, included him with the failure, Ryno!
To: clee1
Good point. Just ask Vince Foster. ;o)
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posted on
04/11/2018 7:14:43 AM PDT
by
LIConFem
(I will no longer accept the things I cannot change. it's time to change the things I cannot accept.)
To: Olog-hai
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posted on
04/11/2018 7:15:37 AM PDT
by
Iron Munro
(If Illegals voted Republican 66 Million Democrats Would Be Screaming "Build The Wall!")
To: Olog-hai
Donald J. Trump
20 minutes ago
Speaker Paul Ryan is a truly good man, and while he will not be seeking re-election, he will leave a legacy of achievement that nobody can question. We are with you Paul!
What?
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posted on
04/11/2018 7:16:47 AM PDT
by
McGruff
(We are watching a coup attempt. In our own country.)
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