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| Scoop: House Speaker Paul Ryan confidants say he's not running for re-election |
| 2018-04-11 |
| Kevin McCarthy would be an improvement |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #11 I guess Ryan figures he can do no more damage to US. With his kids getting older he has only a few years to ruin their lives. |
| Posted by: Airandee 2018-04-11 20:16 |
| #10 Or Steve Scalice |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-04-11 19:19 |
| #9 To be an effective Speaker you need to be someone like LBJ: vicious when crossed... Ryan just didn't seem to have that 'killer instinct'. |
| Posted by: magpie 2018-04-11 18:27 |
| #8 Well, bye. |
| Posted by: gorb 2018-04-11 14:55 |
| #7 Kevin McCarthy would be an improvement A significant one? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-04-11 13:01 |
| #6 He lacks the skills to be Speaker, and knows it. I have to wonder if anyone else there could do it better, given the split in the party between old hands and the new Tea Party types. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2018-04-11 12:56 |
| #5 He's doing it for the children. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2018-04-11 12:20 |
| #4 Not interested in being minority leader. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2018-04-11 10:39 |
| #3 The Ryan announcement appears to be sweeping the Cohen and Syria news from the front page. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-04-11 10:37 |
| #2 Polling in the home district not up to the usual standards? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-04-11 09:37 |
| #1 That's a relief. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2018-04-11 09:02 |