Paul Ryan won't seek re-election

CNN ^ | 11 Apr 2018 | Phil Mattingly, Maegan Vazquez and Lauren Fox

[Alas Babylon!]

House Speaker Paul Ryan is not seeking re-election and will retire from Congress after this year, the Wisconsin Republican announced Wednesday. "You realize something when you take this job," Ryan told reporters on Capitol Hill on Wednesday morning. "It's a big job with a lot riding on you ... but you also know this is not a job that does not last forever. ... You realize you hold the office for just a small part of our history. So you better make the most of it." He reminded reporters that he took the job "reluctantly" in 2015, when he took over from John Boehner, but Ryan also said he has no "regrets."

[Tax-chick]

Or a Democrat.

[ssaftler]

He should resign as Speaker today so we can get a leader in there.

Only way that happens is if they pick someone not a current Congress-critter as Speaker. Which, I understand, is perfectly legal.

[alternatives?]

He cashes in.

He will be paid well by the large corporations he looked out for while pretending to be a conservative.

[Tax-chick]

I still wish he would have a happy retirement. Mr. Ryan is several years younger than I am; he could do a lot of fun and worthwhile things with his remaining active years.

[MNJohnnie]

Has he announced he will be the GOP-E Never Trump spoiler candidate for the 2020 Presidential campaign yet?

[SecondAmendment]

> Bye bye, brave Sir Robin!

Yep

[dfwgator]

Reminds me of Lt. Dike, in “Band of Brothers”.

[seawolf101]

[Parley Baer]

After that bloated budget he helped pass Ryan should resign. He only barely stood up to Obama. We need a good solid Conservative to replace him.

[Just mythoughts]

He and Boehner saw fit we are trillions of dollars in debt. I read all the time slavery is ‘evil’, but these two were addicted to spending taxpayer dollars worse than drunken sailors. Good riddance to lying Ryan ... worst speaker since Hasdart...

Maybe they earned sainthood off ‘we the people’, they sure funneled enough taxpayers dollars to Rome.

[tennmountainman]

Good riddance.
And good riddance to Kevin McCarthy too.
Do we have to keep getting Speakers from liberal or swing states?
Why not a Speaker from a solid GOP state.

[novemberslady]

Paul Ryan smiles,lights a cigarette, leans back and asks America...
was it good for you too?

[tennmountainman]

At Trent Lott’s Sleezy DC lobbying firm.

[Vaduz]

He sees storm nearing takes cover others in spaced out mode DC. purge to ensue both sides.

[snuffy smiff]

I keep trying to remember something about Wikileaks having proof of 6 repubs taking cankle’s cash-and our lil’ eddie munster being one of six...? It was some time back and did not hear much-well, not anything really-after that...

[lee martell]

There has been a rumor for months that Ryan would retire so that he could prepare to challenge Trump in 2020.
We shall see.

[wardaddy]

Then step down now

[Just mythoughts]

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/06/records-soros-fund-execs-funded-paul-ryan-marco-rubio-jeb-bush-john-mccain-john-kasich-lindsey-graham-in-2016/

[BigpapaBo]

Maybe he found out he was one of the jackholes on the sealed indictment list.

[Deplorable American1776]

Thank you, Paul Ryan...

My congresscritter is leaving too.. (but he is in a Very Red district so a R will win.)