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.
Until the next HOR is sworn in he’s next in line if Trump and Pence are removed.
Always has been, the gutless puke.
The Wisconsin Weasel is Deep State all the way. He’s not smart or capable enough to lead them, but he’s a follower for sure.
He could have said something like, "Joe, are you OK? Did you overdose on coffee today? Are you having trouble breathing? Do you need me to do the Heimlich on you? Should I call a doctor?"
I was yelling at the TV for Ryan to make fun of him. Do something you moron! He appeared clueless, but I think that was the idea, to throw the debate.
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Is this a trick question?
Still, why would anyone investigate an obvious bogus story from an obvious bogus source? Everyone is being pranked.
Of course he is. We’ve known that for 2 years at least. That’s why swamp dweller Ryan is quitting.
Dayuum, and I thought Eddie Munster was dead.
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It's hard to blame the back bench Republicans.
After seeing what the news media and the Department of Justice have done to people like Roy Moore, former EPA director Scott Pruitt, and General Flynn, it takes a very brave man to step forward to try to stop it.
I do blame the GOP leadership, which has been AWOL since Trump locked up the nomination in early 2016.
Most of all, I blame Trump, who still seems unprepared, bewildered, and feckless after every new attack.
Trump was a political genius about getting himself elected.
Apparently, he was not paying attention when the Political Left destroyed Nixon, Bork, Newt Gingrich, Tom DeLay, and Alaska Senator Ted Stevens.
Apparently, Trump had no idea they would come for him, too.
Paul Ryan serves the badly named US Chamber of Commerce. ‘
Meaning no borders, Make America Mexico Again
yes. all repub leadership is uniparty.
Per the headline. Anyone that doesn’t know the answer to that question must be a political moron or living under a rock.
And on top of everything he knows that by dragging his feet as Speaker of the House he's exasperated all his colleagues, and thus become open to more bribes in order to get things done.
If there was ever a photo dictionary of corruption in DC, he'd be listed in there along with McCain and the rest of the Democrat party.
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Paul Ryan strikes me as a man who has his best interests always in the equation determining what he does. I’m not sure people like this believe in anything more than they believe in self-promotion. It’s the biggest problem with politics.
Yes. Pence pal. Together they fooled Trump into thinking they were going to repeal Obamacare.
Uniparty sum who undoubtedly is stepping down for cause.
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