Posted on 09/06/2018 3:55:35 PM PDT by dontreadthis
The fact that House Speaker Paul Ryan said he doesn’t see a role for Congress in investigating the identity of the author of a New York Times op-ed, demonstrates that this is incompetent or complacent in what is taking place in Washington. This is no longer about just removing Trump from office. This is seriously about National Security. Such a person who is deliberately sabotaging the administration if he is working for the Democrats would make this no different than Watergate. Anyone who claims to be defending democracy is blowing their own horn. You quit and come out and say that you disagree with Trump and why. If the person is accepting anything from a third party this is really very serious for they are not leaving office. That means we have an ongoing crisis. The NY Times calling it a “high ranking” official simply means anyone in the White House.
Such an investigation is MANDATORY because this could also be a plant from a foreign government and this could also be steering us to war. You just do not know UNLESS you investigate. This is clearly trying to influence the upcoming elections. Ryan is leaving office but he seems to be clearly trying himself to sabotage his own party. So what is going on in Washington? The policy they claim to be stopping is what? Our national defense? Trade? Taxation? This is not something that should matter who is in the White House be it Hillary, Obama, Trump, or FDR. For Speaker Ryan to say he sees nothing to investigate calls into question his own competency or complacency in what is shaping up to be a conspiracy at the very least by the Bureaucracy to take control of the government back against the people.
Just because anonymous source says he’s part of the Trump Admin., why does everybody believe this? The writing looks like Brennan’s words, and he’s slick enough to put a ruse together so republicans start eating other republicans.
Yes, before the election and after. He is a Never Trumper.
Oh, hell yes!
I would not be surprised to see the FBI and a military unit arrest and cart off Trump and Pence and sleazy Ryan swear himself in as President.
Yes easy answer.
Of course he is. Planted BFF Priebus and Spicer in there to bugger up the works, but Trump was stronger. Probably found another path to impeachment.
YES!!! Paul Ryan is as anti-Trump as any human being can get. Ryan is a Traitor, Turncoat, low life, piece of human scum and vermin, who is hateful, envious, jealous of DJT, just as flawed as John McCain was. He is capable, along with his sewer, rat, buddy Mitt Romney of doing anything they can to destroy Donald Trump!!! Case closed!!!
Mitch is an ‘in your face- set in his ways, Old Grouch’.
Paul Ryan is harder to figure out, but it’s best not to rely on him for much support at this point. He’s still under somebody’s orders, likely the RINO faction of the GOP.
“sleazy Ryan swear himself in as President.”
Yikes! I’d forgotten he’s next in line — isn’t he?
Ryan is a sneaky and gutless neverTrumper, but irrelevant to the situation. The is the executive branch’s job.
The only role for congress in this is if the President asks the NSA, the FBI, and other intelligence and police organizations the identity of the leaker or leakers and they are unable or unwilling to reveal them, it will be up to congress to reform these agencies until they do.
Basically, “The agency that gives President Trump the ID’s of the leakers will remain mostly intact. Those who don’t should be ready to accept harsh consequences for their failure. You have 72 hours to respond.”
Funny. A reasonable conclusion reached by way of observation of his absence from helping or supporting Pres Trump in his efforts to build the border wall. I support Jim Jordan to replace him as House Speaker. Hopefully Pres Trump will be able to speed things up in a number of areas when Ryan is gone.
Has been for decades
Yes, he’s been sabotaging Trump’s agenda since day one, and will continue to do so until he finally leaves.
“I don’t know what he really stands for,...”
Stands? He’s been taking a knee since day one as Speaker.
When you weight that much, have that much power, AND a horn, you can relieve yourself anywhere you like.
“...and he’s slick enough to put a ruse together so republicans start eating other republicans.”
Do you think the Republican party is united now? Do you not see the RINOs salivating at the thought of taking down this President?
You need not worry about the deplorable wing of the Republican Party.
Yes, and the end result for Ryan is Ryan’s political demise, not Trump’s!!!
As the Nelson kid says...
No. Ryan doesn’t like him or agree with him, but he’s an honest person and everybody knows his opinions. Also, Ryan is interested in staying on the side of power. If Trump could assert himself and get rid of the evil weasels around him, Ryan would be on his side. It’s all about power.
Just more proof Paul Ryan is and always has been a GOPe cuck in bed with the radicalized dems.
Not that we needed anymore proof. This guy can’t go away quick enough.
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