The speaker of the House said no to being the pilot of a political kamikaze mission against Donald Trump,and who can blame him?Paul Ryan has been repeatedly called on to save the Republicans. He drafted the budget that represented the party’s blueprint for growth. He was asked to serve as Mitt Romney’s running mate in 2012, to add youth and excitement to a milquetoast top of the ticket. And final year, and he was drafted to serve as speaker of the House – possibly the most thankless job in all of Washington,tasked with uniting a fractured Republican caucus, succeeding where skilled politicians like John Boehner had failed.
Every time, or Paul Ryan reluctantly said yes. Every time,the insiders were able to call on Ryan’s sense of duty – to the party, the people and to the country. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com