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This Is the Way Paul Ryan's Speakership Ends.
The Republican leader is walking away. Dont ask him about Trump anymore.
House Speaker Paul Ryan has hesitated to publicly criticize President Trump. As he nears his exit, he told us why: The pissing match doesnt work.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/07/magazine/paul-ryan-speakership-end-trump.html?
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This Is the Way Paul Ryan's Speakership Ends. (Original Post)
elleng
Aug 2018
OP
A guy can have hope, can't he? Wouldn't it be grand if he stepped down only to keep from being ...
marble falls
Aug 2018
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marble falls
(57,081 posts)1. But caving in does. I hope he has to get a real job.
Golden Raisin
(4,608 posts)5. He'll probably end up serving on some cushy, very well-paying
corporate board(s) or lobbying on K Street. That is if he isn't snagged somehow in Mueller's net.
marble falls
(57,081 posts)6. A guy can have hope, can't he? Wouldn't it be grand if he stepped down only to keep from being ...
arrested on the House floor. I'd hope for that.
Glamrock
(11,800 posts)2. What a spineless fucking jellyfish.
I'm just third in line for the Oval Office. What could I possibly do? Asshole!
brush
(53,778 posts)3. Remember the cowardly lion in "The Wizard of Oz"? Rhymes with the cowardy Ryan.
Last edited Fri Aug 10, 2018, 07:26 AM - Edit history (1)
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)4. I think Mueller can reach further than ole Paulie can walk. n/t