Paul misses the good old days when the UniParty ran things and his job was secure
Posted on 10/24/2017 5:01:08 PM PDT by Enlightened1
“I’m saddened Congress is losing my friend Jeff Flake. Throughout his career in public service, Jeff has been a champion of constitutional, limited government and a trailblazer for fiscal restraint,” Ryan said in a statement.
“He as much as anyone helped to end a corrosive earmarking process that enabled runaway spending. Jeff’s retirement is a loss to the Senate and the greater cause of conservatism. I wish him well as he continues to advocate for our principles outside of government.”
Ryan and Flake were natural allies in Congress, both championing the causes of unrestrained free trade and presiding over unprecedented levels of illegal immigration, as well as critics of the Trump agenda.
Flake said in announcing his retirement:
It is clear at this moment that a traditional conservative, who believes in limited government and free markets, devoted to free trade, pro-immigration, has a narrower and narrower path to nomination in the Republican party. I rise today with no small measure of regret. Regret because of the state of our disunion, regret because of the disrepair and destructiveness of our politics.”
Flake was part of the “Gang of Eight” that proposed the 2013 immigration bill seeking to provide amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants, alongside the likes of Sens. Marco Rubio, John McCain, and Lindsey Graham.
“It’s very hard for me to add to the eloquence of my dear friend from Arizona,” McCain said after the decision was announced. “But I do want to say that it has been one of the great honors of my life to serve with a man of integrity, honor, decency, and commitment to not only Arizona but...
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Take the hint, Ryan, ya putz.
Yeah, that’s right. If you resign, now, we all win.
MAGA.
Ryan, you’re next!! Retire or get Cantorized!!
Will he also do the eulogy at McCain’s funeral?
They say this sh!1 with a straight face.
Ryan has been a Deep State guy for some time. His opinion on Jeff Flake proves it. Happy to see Flake see the handwriting on the wall that he was going to lose to Dr. Kelli Ward. A few more of the RINO Senators need to be replaced.
“... the greater cause of conservatism.”
Still can’t figure out what these cucks are conserving. Not much, seeing as how they have lost every battle. Every, single one.
Clearly the establishment decided it wasn’t worth funding Flake anymore. His numbers must have been really bad.
You’re next Paulie!
It’s called draining the swamp. Seeing real progress here.
Why, they're conserving the old way of doing things, when the UniParty ruled the roost and the Cheap Labor Express paid their way, of course!
GET LOST UNIPARTY PR man. Flakier than Flake. Fake Republicans ALERT!
Primary Paul Rino.
Flake dropped out because he realized he would lose. So is the plan now to try to run some other RINO who has a better chance to win over Kelli Ward.
I’m mourning that Ryan ISN’T retiring!
Beware, Paul Ryan. You could be next.
Winning!
Where’s that pic of him carrying a goat on a Harley.
@sshole Flake has been running at least 25% behind pro-Trump GOP candidate Kellie Ward for at least the last 6 months. He knew he was finished and like a coward he decided to surrender.
Plus nobody bought his stupid book.
Plus President Trump has spoken favorably about Kellie Ward.
Plus DJT as well as Bannon called him out by name as a target to take out in the 2018 primaries.
Plus 19,000 adorable Deplorables booed him at a 130 decible level when Trump came to Phoenix in August. That freaked him out, I’m sure.
Jeffy is experiencing a Perfect Storm of Poopy Pants.
It’s awesome.
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