Why is Paul Ryan endorsing Donald Trump?

[struggle4progress]

By Michael A. Cohen
JUNE 02, 2016

... For decades, but particularly over the past eight years, Republican leaders have winked and nodded at the nativist, racist, misogynist, un-democratic elements that find residence on the political right. Now that a nativist, racist, misogynist, quasi- authoritarian is the presumptive Republican presidential standard bearer, it’s hardly a surprise that Ryan would accept reality and offer him his formal endorsement. That doesn’t make it any less awful.

Ryan is — like so many other elected Republican officials — putting his personal and political interests ahead of the national interest. Even if Trump loses in November, that decision should haunt Ryan and the Republican Party for generations to come.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2016/06/02/why-paul-ryan-endorsing-donald-trump/tGRfuw47XIhYDipiIFtvjO/story.html

[LibDemAlways]

1. He's a Republican. No way is

not going to endorse the nominee. R's will fall in line because they want to recapture the White House. It's that simple.

[yeoman6987]

2. If trump loses, Ryan will run in 2020 and doesn't want to be blamed for a trump loss

It's a calculated endorsement. I'm sure he went over many scenarios before endorsing. I hope all the democratic leaders supports Clinton a lot.

[notadmblnd]

5. I think if Ryan wants to become president- and he really doesn't have to run

Is to become Donald's VP pick. That way, when Donald quits (and I do think he will quit at some point) his VP will become President.

[Skittles]

3. because in the end, all repukes do what their party masters tell them

they are obedient little fuckers

[NV Whino]

4. He has no choice

Republicans toe the party line. Democrats (attempt to) herd cats.

[asiliveandbreathe]

6. Aynryanrand endorsement of the dumpster -

"I feel confident he would help us turn the ideas in this agenda into laws to help improve people's lives. That's why I'll be voting for him this fall," Ryan wrote -

A trove of aynryanrand issues -

http://www.thepoliticalguide.com/Profiles/House/Wisconsin/Paul_Ryan/Views/

yep - you make trump the prez - he will be their puppet..they will do the job HE doesn't want to - and "he would help us turn the agenda into laws -- that would be aynryanrands agenda....