Paul Kane @pkcapitol 8m8 minutes ago
"Chairman Ryan appreciates the support he's getting from his colleagues but is still not running for Speaker."
- Brendan Buck, Ryan's spox.
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"Chairman Ryan appreciates the support he's getting from his colleagues but is still not running for Speaker."
- Brendan Buck, Ryan's spox.
Esquire
Will Mark Cuban enter into the circus? http://www.cnbc.com/2015/10/09/mark-...-possible.html
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Rs just won't take no for an answer --
Robert Costa @costareports 1m1 minute ago
Issa on Ryan's "soul search"
http://wapo.st/1LDJjFb
October 9, 2015 11:32 AM EDT - Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) thinks Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is using this weekend to 'soul search' about the call to run for Speaker. Both Rep. Issa and Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif) think Paul Ryan would make a good Speaker, despite the fact that he has not shown much interest in the position thus far. (AP)
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The Upshot @UpshotNYT 21m21 minutes ago
I must say, this list is extremely useful. Possible Candidates for a Brokered House Speaker Race - The New York Times
http://nyti.ms/1Vo8niB
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Romney associates also confirmed that Romney is reaching out personally to Ryan, has encouraged him by phone
Romney e-mails @washingtonpost about Ryan:
Congressman
The GOP is a pathetic tired piece of trash that needs disposed. They can't even do the Speaker of the House. My guess is Boehner got paid off to stick around until they could fully corrupt the replacement.
Senator
So he will be judged kindly because he pussed out?Originally Posted by Aetius Romulous
Egads, what planet am I on?
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Judge
Really?he managed to do it without the place breaking into open revolt.
I could find out but how often is a Speaker forced to step aside due to dissension?
I think Newt was one.
Sure sounds close to open revolt to me
Plato once said, “Wise men speak because they have something to say. Fools, because they have to say something.”
"Fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt." "Men willingly believe what they wish to believe."
Julius Caesar
There's no natural calamity that government can't make worse.
Bill Bonner
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Rattled, confused, leaderless, rudderless. The House GOP, as captured by @JakeSherman & @BresPolitico
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/1...e-times-214619 …
"This was Boehner's plan all along on how he stays speaker," deadpanned Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), one of the speaker's closest friends.
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my latest w/ @pkcapitol: Chorus of voices pushing Ryan toward speaker gavel grows louder
http://wpo.st/Rc1g0
Robert Costa @costareports 7m7 minutes ago What Ryan wants: near unity of the 247 Republicans, giving him the political capital necessary to lead the House http://wpo.st/Tj1g0
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