Posted on 12/14/2017 9:51:02 AM PST by DCBryan1
House Speaker Paul Ryan plans to retire after the 2018 midterm elections, Politico reported on Thursday.
From Politico: Ryan was tiring of D.C. even before reluctantly accepting the speakership. He told his predecessor, John Boehner, that it would be his last job in politics—and that it wasn't a long-term proposition. In the months following Trump's victory, he began contemplating the scenarios of his departure. More recently, over closely held conversations with his kitchen cabinet, Ryan's preference has become clear: He would like to serve through Election Day 2018 and retire ahead of the next Congress. This would give Ryan a final legislative year to chase his second white whale, entitlement reform, while using his unrivaled fundraising prowess to help protect the House majority—all with the benefit of averting an ugly internecine power struggle during election season. Ryan has never loved the job; he oozes aggravation when discussing intra-party debates over "micro-tactics," and friends say he feels like he's running a daycare center. On a personal level, going home at the end of next year would allow Ryan, who turns 48 next month, to keep promises to family; his three children are in or entering their teenage years, and Ryan, whose father died at 55, wants desperately to live at home with them full-time before they begin flying the nest. The best part of this scenario, people close to the speaker emphasize: He wouldn't have to share the ballot with Trump again in 2020.
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Inconceivable!
Winning! MAGA!
FNC announced this within the last half hour.
Ryan is a coward and a miserable failure as a leader, who sold out his country every chance he got. I hope he has a miserbale existence for the rest of his days.
Usually “retiring from Congress” means re-election numbers are looking bad.
Why wait?
#WINNING
He's passing the tax bill and herding cats... let's wait to see what happens.
Probably, has to secure his finances...
He has not been effective, so he should do something else.
His job is to pass Republican backed legislation and make the government smaller and more efficient while giving power back to the states and enhancing personal freedoms. He hasn’t done any of the above.
Probabably itChin to do Brad Paisley improvisions
Ryan’s wife is from a very wealthy DEMOCRAT family. He’ll never heart for money.
Good riddance!
That sexual harassment list must be pretty damning.
Can he take "Mitch" with him?
My thoughts exactly.
Heh......good one.
Probably has several offshore accounts to close....maybe several do-good foundations getting govt grants.
That explains everything right there.
“The best part of this scenario, people close to the speaker emphasize: He wouldn’t have to share the ballot with Trump again in 2020.”
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