House conservatives frosty on Ryan for speaker

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Politics | Wed Oct 21, 2015 1:39pm EDT

House conservatives frosty on Ryan for speaker

WASHINGTON | BY RICHARD COWAN AND SUSAN CORNWELL

Hard-line conservative Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday were not rallying behind Paul Ryan's bid to be the next speaker, as party turmoil again overshadowed debt and budget issues that could rattle markets.

Ryan, who ran for vice president in 2012, on Tuesday said he would seek the top House job, which the majority Republicans have struggled to fill, but only under certain conditions, including endorsements by Friday of various Republican factions.

So far, no such support was evident, though the right-wing Freedom Caucus of about 40 of the House's 247 Republican members planned to huddle with Ryan on Wednesday.

If this conservative faction were to withhold its support, it could deny Ryan the backing he needs in the full House to be elected speaker in a vote set for Oct. 29.

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[Mass]

1. Not really surprising. Why should anybody support somebody who made it clear that he does not want

the job anyway?

Frankly, I do not think Ryan will be better for us than Webster or any other Republican. If anything Ryan may be worst because the media love him and think he is smart.

The idea that there is nobody who they think could be speaker except for Ryan is crazy.

[apnu]

5. Boenhner also didn't want the job. (nt)

[KamaAina]

2. Paul Freakin' Ryan is not conservative enough for these people?

Who do they want? Attila the Hun?

[FSogol]

3. FREEDUMB! Just say no to liberal Paul Ryan and his commie ideas!

[Octafish]

4. Because NAZI is not conservative enough.

Pretty soon, not even the Tea Baggers.