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Another Congressperson Packs It In

As the 2018 mid term election gets closer the more Congresspeople are packing it in for most know they will lose…..well the latest to say bye is the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Paul Ryan of Wisconsin.

Wednesday’s buzziest political development comes from Axios, which broke the news that Paul Ryan has decided not to run for re-election. The House Speaker’s office made that official with a statement explaining “this morning Speaker Ryan shared with his colleagues that this will be his last year as a member of the House. He will serve out his full term, run through the tape, and then retire in January. After nearly twenty years in the House, the speaker is proud of all that has been accomplished and is ready to devote more of his time to being a husband and a father. While he did not seek the position, he told his colleagues that serving as speaker has been the professional honor of his life, and he thanked them for the trust they placed in him.”

As for what fueled the decision, which has been rumored for some time, satisfaction is reportedly one: Tax reform had long been Ryan’s goal, and now that he achieved it, he’s ready to bow out, Axios’ Jonathan Swan told MSNBC. Another potential factor, per Swan: He’s “staring down the barrel frankly of potentially losing the House in November. I don’t know that Paul Ryan, minority leader, is a particularly appealing title.” President Trump had this to say in a tweet: “Speaker Paul Ryan is a truly good man, and while he will not be seeking re-election, he will leave a legacy of achievement that nobody can question. We are with you Paul!”

Of course he regurgitated the same reason as most of the others…”my kids are not getting any younger and I do not want to be a weekend father”…..really?  Apparently the kids were not important when they were younger…..it is a lame excuse….tell the truth…you now that you will have a hard time with re-election so why not quit and void the embarrassment of losing an election.

15 thoughts on “Another Congressperson Packs It In”

  2. Agreed… his kids are older. He’s only 48.. a youngster in D.C. politics. More like a combination of things. When Trump fires one or more of the three.. Mueller, Rosenstein, Sessions… he can side on impeachment without worrying about re-election loyalties. Then there’s the idea he will make a run in 2020 and wants to distance himself from the likely mid term disaster to unfold on the Congressional GOP.
    This lame “I wanna be with my family” stuff.. if true.. he’s got politics in his blood and will be back in a year or two. But I prefer to think he’s got a political strategy to all this. Regardless, I’d never vote for him.. ever… given his turncoat reversal hate-candidate-Trump-love-president-Trump crap.

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