House Speaker Ryan won't run for re-election

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House Speaker Ryan won't run for re-election

#1 Post by ghostjmf » Wed Apr 11, 2018 7:36 am

per NPR, WBUR FM, Boston, citing "source close to Ryan"

He's not resigning Speakership & will serve out term, says source.

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#2 Post by Bob78164 » Wed Apr 11, 2018 9:35 am

Score one for the Iron Stache. --Bob
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#3 Post by elwoodblues » Wed Apr 11, 2018 3:43 pm

There was going to be a new Speaker next year anyway because there will be a Democratic majority in the House.

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#4 Post by Bob Juch » Wed Apr 11, 2018 4:11 pm

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#5 Post by Pastor Fireball » Thu Apr 12, 2018 3:12 pm

Ryan went with the classic political excuse of "I want to spend more time with my family"... though, in his case, I actually believe that he wants to spend more time with his family because he won't be seeing his family after he's convicted of conspiracy to commit treason.

By the way, his district is R+5, which makes it another potential Democratic pickup.
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#6 Post by flockofseagulls104 » Fri Apr 13, 2018 12:56 am

Ryan went with the classic political excuse of "I want to spend more time with my family"... though, in his case, I actually believe that he wants to spend more time with his family because he won't be seeing his family after he's convicted of conspiracy to commit treason.
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#7 Post by Estonut » Fri Apr 13, 2018 1:54 am

flockofseagulls104 wrote:I hope your straight-jacket is not too tight.
The word is straitjacket or strait-jacket, but never has the "gh." The name comes from the word "strait," because they're narrow and tight.
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#8 Post by flockofseagulls104 » Fri Apr 13, 2018 8:30 am

Estonut wrote:
flockofseagulls104 wrote:I hope your straight-jacket is not too tight.
The word is straitjacket or strait-jacket, but never has the "gh." The name comes from the word "strait," because they're narrow and tight.
Thanks. I don't use that word very often, so I improvised. But I don't like spelling things wrong...
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