General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRep. Paul Ryan To Seek Speakership If He's'Unity Candidate' Of Party
UPDATE: Oct. 20, 2015, 8:06 PM ET
WASHINGTON (AP) Rep. Paul Ryan has told House Republicans he will run for House Speaker if he is the unity candidate of the divided party.
Ryan spoke to the House GOP behind closed doors Tuesday and said if all factions can share his vision and he can get the endorsement of the major caucuses, then he will serve as speaker.
In a statement released by the Wisconsin congressman, Ryan said he then "will be all in."
The 45-year-old Ryan, under intense pressure to seek the post, gave his colleagues until Friday to express their support.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/paul-ryan-speaker-unity-candidate
no_hypocrisy
(45,774 posts)emulatorloo
(43,982 posts)malaise
(267,823 posts)WTF?????
bullwinkle428
(20,627 posts)B Calm
(28,762 posts)DCBob
(24,689 posts)He is part of the conservative establishment who dont much care for the teabagger/freedom caucus types. I think he is simply laying down the rules up front, and if he doesnt get the votes, then either he drops out or he gets an assist from the Democrats... which is a likely scenario... imo.
Cosmocat
(14,543 posts)because his intellectual horsepower is WILDLY over stated by the dipshit beltway media, but this is the way to go with it for him.
He really wants the POTUS run at some point, and it is clear he views being speaker as something that could muddy that up.
But, it has reached a point where if he passes this up, too many people will remember his passing this up and not get behind him for a POTUS run when he makes it. So, he's boxed in and has to at least show that is open to it.
Taking this tact both gives him a potential out, to not take it and say he in fact did consider it seriously, as well as puts some onus on the truly insane elements in the House of this crackpot party bend a knee a little for him going in ...
Again, I think he is a simple minded poser, but agree he is an establishment guy and would be better than what I feared ...