Paul Ryan's House Is Collapsing

[applegrove]

https://politicalwire.com/2018/05/20/paul-ryans-house-is-collapsing/

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Jonathan Swan: “Paul Ryan’s House is collapsing, and if the chaos keeps accelerating it could force him out of the speakership before his planned graceful exit at the end of the year.”

“A group of about 20 moderate Republicans are threatening to help Democrats force a vote on a DACA bill. If this works, it could trigger a larger rebellion — likely driven by the Freedom Caucus — similar to the revolt that brought down Ryan’s predecessor John Boehner.”

“On Friday, House Republicans failed to pass the farm bill — one of Congress’s few remaining must-pass projects. Ryan, a lame duck Speaker, has little power over his members. He can’t convincingly threaten them. And nor can he cajole them or make any promises to help members in the future. He’s stuck.”

“The Republican House is careening into chaos at the moment its members most need to rally together. We’re less than six months away from the midterms, and the House is on the line. Hill Republicans are anxious and effectively leaderless. Nobody fears repercussions from a lame duck Speaker. So even the usually well-behaved moderate members are wreaking havoc.”

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[Uncle Joe]

1. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread applegrove

[applegrove]

3. .

[Uncle Joe]

4. .

[calimary]

15. .

[Uncle Joe]

34. .

[GoCubsGo]

2. Good.

I hope the House GOP implodes. Hell, may the whole goddamn ratfuck party implode.

[olegramps]

36. It is not an exaggeration to charge that the Republican Party is a criminal organization.

The search for an honest Republican is as futile as Diogenes search.

[NCjack]

5. Nancy Pelsoi and DEMs hanging tough in a cohesive group, watching Repugs

set themselves ablaze. And, a beautiful fire it is. Paul Ryan really stumble-bummed when he announced his retirement.

[american_ideals]

6. Swan and Axios are bothsidesist toadies. (But here they are right. broken clock)

Link to tweet

?s=20

[defacto7]

7. Is there method in the madness

or was Ryan just being ignorant when he announced his retirement? I'm hesitant to think he just tripped badly. It was an error that was too easy to know the outcome. If there's some plan or logic I can't see it, but I'd keep my eyes open just the same.

[mercuryblues]

8. I want everyone to remember

this the next time you see an article about how Democrats are divided.

[beachbum bob]

9. Paul Ryan don't care, he is taking his millions and laughing all the way

He could care less at this point

[gratuitous]

11. Yeah, if he can't get anything done

It's not like the House had a big agenda for the rest of the year. If his caucus is falling apart, Ryan couldn't care less. He has no sense of responsibility, no impulses toward the public good. If he leaves a smoking pile of rubble where the House used to be, that's not his problem.

[dalton99a]

10. Ryan can't wait to get out and receive his generous compensation from the oligarchs

[whathehell]

12. That would be figuratively rather than literally, right?

[BlueDog22]

13. Force

Force a vote on DACA.

[SCantiGOP]

14. Dear Soeaker Ryan:

I am sending you thoughts and prayers.

Did that help?

[lastlib]

21. I am, too, but I'm praying that he burns in the hottest fires in Hell....

...along with Reagan, Gingrich, Boehner, McTurtle, the Bush/Cheney crime syndicate, AND the tRump crime ring. And I hope it's an eternal thermonuclear furnace!
--

[SCantiGOP]

24. One disagreement

I would prefer clean, beautiful coal.

[lastlib]

25. there would be some poetic justice in that, but it's not hot enough...

I want it plasma-hot to burn all the sin out of those f&uckers.

[spooky3]

16. Dear Mr. Swan:

Working with your colleagues across the aisle to do good things is not misbehavior.

Sincerely,
spooky3

[mcar]

17. It couldn't happen to a more deserving soulless monster

[spanone]

18. K&R...

[JohnnyRingo]

19. I tried to give Ryan a chance in the beginning.

I'm an optimist like that. I hoped he'd adopt some moderation once he took over the gavel, but instead he proved that all that Ayn Rand philosophy wasn't idle campaign talk. He turned out to be the most heartless right wing House Leader in my long memory, always blatently shunning the needy to grease the wheels of corporate greed.

Does anyone doubt he already has a lobbyist position lined up? At least Boehner now lobbies for weed, but Ryan will probably work tirelessly on the corporate trifecta: To commandeer and destroy the land, sea, and air.

Rot in hell, prick.

[Hekate]

20. KnR

[kairos12]

22. Ayn Rand would say Ryan is a weak man. Not worthy.

[applegrove]

26. Ayn Rand is a weakling of the heart.

[Mountain Mule]

23. K&R! nt

[Gothmog]

27. Paul Ryan is not a policy wonk and is really somewhat stupid

Watching Ryan lose control of his caucus is amusing

[applegrove]

28. He knows exactly what he is doing. He just plays dumb when people point out to

him how he policies will tank the middle class and Americans in general.

[Honeycombe8]

30. He's not stupid. He doesn't care about the House anymore.

He accomplished his mission: Tax cut for millionaires & billionaires and big corporations. He had hoped for doing away with Social Security, too, but hey, you can't win everything.

He's biding his time, taking all the offers for juicy corporate jobs worth millions, as a "thank you" for the tax cut bill. He's going off in the sunset to live his life in mind blowing wealthy comfort, and leaving the mess behind for others to worry about.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

33. Not so fast. Ryan is probably thinking about 2024 Presidential run. . . . nt

[Honeycombe8]

48. That's a possibility, altho a slight one.

That's so far in the future, and if Trump stays in office, not much chance a Repub will win. It also depends on the political makeup of the Party. If the wacko extremists are still around in large numbers, he can't become the nominee. They hate him.

But his kids will be older or grown, so he has that option. Personally, I think he's looking forward to big bucks from some cushy corporate job, and a couple of places on corporate boards. But he might start missing the spotlight.

[Locrian]

38. exactly

" It doesn't matter. It's all profit. And then finally, when there's nothing left, when you can't borrow another buck from the bank or buy another case of booze, you bust the joint out. You light a match. "

[Honeycombe8]

49. +1. nt

[Honeycombe8]

29. What does Ryan care? He's on his way to a fat corporate job worth millions. Mission Accomplished.nt

[flying_wahini]

31. And I wish I was there to give it a side kick down.

Ryan is only leaving for the private side so he can make "real" money, anyway. It's not like
we are gonna actually be rid of him.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

32. Democrats can message: Republicons can't govern even when they have a majority. Vote Democratic.

[blue-wave]

35. Awww, couldn't happen to

a nicer guy. (extreme)

[BobTheSubgenius]

37. The term "lame duck" didn't arise in a vacuum.

And, as a side note, I can't imagine a lamer human being. What a twofer.

[catbyte]

39. Hmmm...

[IMG][/IMG]

[FSogol]

40. Popcorn, gett-yer popcorn...

[Mc Mike]

41. Anotherr miserable failure Speaker o.t. House,

from the party that claims to value rewarding the best performance, & encouraging competition that leads to success for the best.

[Westcoast52]

42. The Wages Of (Political) Sin Is Death

I think it is the sheer agony of being part of Congress which is driving so many GOPers to the exits. What the Republicans have spawned in government has turned in on itself. No alpha dog can lead a pack of rabid beasts because the beasts don't want to be led. With a little more Tea Party spirit, we can have Bolshevik investigations of any Republican who ever did a good, honest thing in his life. Hell is a Republican majority with no Obama to hate.

[marble falls]

43. I'm glad his house is collapsing. Too bad he's not under it.

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

46. Let me guess, nothing but Gucci loafers sticking out...

... eom.

[marble falls]

47. Niiiiiice!

[grandpamike1]

44. The whole of the Freedom Caucus

Should be tried for Treason against the United States.

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

45. Isn't that something...

...? (just to give this a kick)