[LS]

Little bet?

Trump will come out of this the winner. HFC will remain unchanged, Ryan down a lot.

[TTFlyer]

Little bet? Trump will come out of this the winner. HFC will remain unchanged, Ryan down a lot.

"Down a lot" won't cut it. Ryan needs to be gone from the Speakership by the end of this session or its a signal: The Fix Is in.

Some people are saying Ryan ain't so dumb after all. They're saying Ryan and the GOPe killed the conservative wing of the Republican Party and Donald Trump's Presidency with one shot.

The next 60 days will tell the story.

[niteowl77]

As can be seen on these threads today, the unattainable immediate "perfect" continues to be the enemy of the attainable incrementally "acceptable." After all these years watching Iowa "conservatives/fundamentalists" overreach while GOP shiny pants brigades "underwhelm," this seems like familiar territory.

In any event, may Paul Ryan soon become the "formerly elected official but now paid registered lobbyist" which he so clearly was born to be.

Mr. niteowl77