And they're fairly confident he's going to lose to Randy Bryce. So rather than take that humiliation, he's just not going to run.

Now after we atke back the House we impeach Trump (if he's still there) then the PROGRESSIVES pass a law making it illegal for former Reps and Senators to seek office or take jobs with lobbyists. (FOREVER) They are the ones who are SCREWING us out of our democracy and this refusal by Ryan says they are running SCARED. Watch out KOCK BROTHERS!!!

I anticipate this is what Trump will do. Declare his presidency the most beautiful and successful in the history of presidents and retire.

I thought for some time this would be the case. He's been so quiet, so complacent, so disengaged, since the tax cut bill passed, that I suspected his job was done, and now he could get a YUGE paycheck from a corporate job in payment of the YUGE tax cut bill. He'll live the rest of his life in a very comfortable situation. Lots of money rolling in, most of which he doesn't have to pay taxes on.

His job is done.

We have to stop the backsliding and dismantling of Obama's legacy.

In Wisconsin it was as much about Ryan as it was about the NRA.
Good job!

was the exact "Grab 'em by the Midterms" you have at the bottom of your page!

Go Randy Bryce

Unfortunately I can’t cast a vote for him but after speaking with friends from his district he does sound like the strongest candidate at this time...

He’s a very strong union member too!

Ryan hangs it up and Trump confesses too!

Link to tweet

and getting his message out there. #IronStache

He knew he could win! I would LOVE TO SEE HIM LOSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He doesn't want to be nancty pelosi. He didn't want the speakership to begin with. But he is ambitious. And he has a lot of money in the coffers and a lot of wealthy backers.......

he was going to get his ass whipped, big time!!! The hypocrite coward should resign. Has done enough damage to the american experiment in democracy.... FUCK RYAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What an awesome dude.

he must be losing support in his district and doesn't want to be the speaker who got thrown out in a safe red district of a red Trump state.

Blue Wave!

No district is "Deep Red" any more. We proved it with Conor Lamb's win in Pennsylvania.
Every district is winnable for the Dems this year. We're here and we're not going away!

Other gop retiree's have been critical of trump since they are free from election worries. Ryan hasn't. That means gop leadership is still backing spanky and the gang.

Ryan is ambitious nd surely sees himself in the wh. His only shot is impeachment of potus and vpotus in quick succession. It ain't gonna happen.

But it will be interesting to see what he does in 2020 if trump is too wounded to make it through a primary.. He's way too young and wealthy to retire completely.

Nehlen is an openly and unapologetically racist and anti Semitic creep. However, the deadline for filing as a candidate is June 1, so there's still time for another republican to jump in.

Perfect.

...the House.

This mindless amoral creep will be remembered in history as a participant in the destruction of his country and for having his nose far up the sphincter of a mob boss who rubbed out his country, the orange thug.

but knows he won't if he loses his seat to Randy Bryce. He's wrong on the former and right on the latter.

He surmises that his chances will be better if he has a hiatus of sorts from the limelight and maybe behind the scenes works on his agenda without being in the public eye. He knows that Americans have short memories and he also knows that his ass is grass if he runs and loses.

is amazing.......................

And just the sounds from the media of this asshole stepping down is amazing..................

Not one of the media outlets will state what this asshole has done legislatively to hurt human beings................

He fucking helped dismantle the Affordable Care Act...............for starters

Then this asshole went after "welfare"....................

Then this asshole went after "education"................

Then this asshole went after "union representation".............

Then this asshole attacked human beings being in "poverty"

Then this asshole blamed workers on "trade"..................

Then this asshole attacked human beings wanting higher "wages" mandated on the federal level: the top 1% since 1979 have had a 138% wage increase, while other slobs only got 15% since 1979...................

Then this asshole and his "tax cut", corporations have it until the republic goes completely broke, while the middle class and the working poor have only "two years" of tax cuts then it starts going back up-------------what a fucking asshole

What a fucking asshole and he should be treated as a fucking "ayn rand" asshole

Just read that the asshole Paul "ayn rand" Ryan will not run.........................chickenshit asshole


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and is now eyeing a lucrative career as a lobbyist. Bye, bye Ryan. We won’t miss you.

We may actually be represented by a Democrat come the midterms!

He's AWFUL!

That would be a first for that dick. He'll probably become a lobbyist.

Looks like s full fledged rebellion is on the rise in Wisconsin!

Go Badger state!

Do you think hypocratizing a brood of Randbots happens by itself? It's a lot harder to accomplish than, say, creating a new verb.

And he's going to pin it on the (likely) incoming Democratic Congress.

Looks like we lose even if we win.

doesn’t have to deal with Trump, and can emerge from the smoke and rubble unscathed to be the R nominee in 2020. Quite a strategic move. And even if the Repukes lose both House and Senate in the midterms, the deficit will be so yuuuuge and government will be in such tatters that it will take years to fix things.
Or he may know that he is in trouble with the Mueller investigation and is planning his legal defense.
I just don’t believe that anyone like Ryan willingly gives up power. There is some angle here. It’s hard to figure out the thought processes of someone older than an adolescent who is still fascinated by Ayn Rand.

He’s probably up to his hound dog eyeballs in corruption.

Part of a wildly unpopular party, hated by the Democrats and hated even more by the Trump base.

It’s a long way to 2020, and we take things for granted at our peril. If the Repukes dump Trump, or he “retires” due to ill health, and Ryan temporarily acts just reasonable enough to pull some votes from swing voters, and Trumpians are mollified somehow, I could see him (or perhaps Romney) getting in. It is a recurring nightmare of mine.

I've thought this would happen for quite some time. Explains a lot.

You hypocrite you don't let the door hit your ass

Because the first phase of his dream legislation is going to crash the economy with major deficits.

The Tax Reform Package once fully enacted will cause major economic upheavals. He knows people will be out for his scalp.

Phase two is his machete austerity package. With ruthless cuts to so called "Entitlement Programs". The next speaker will slip those through if the blue wave does not totally decimate the Rethug Party to the back burners.

Ryan can see the writing on the wall - his draconian economic measures makes him one of the most hated people in America. Political vomit spit up by the Koch Bros. who's only goal is to dismantle the New Deal and privatize every facet of the US government with the single intent to bring more money and power to the filthy and obscene rich.

Paul Ryan served them well and will be richly rewarded with a multitude of board of directors chair offerings. Ryan's government pension plus his thank you income from the captains of industry will cover all his financial needs and beyond.