Here are two competing views, acceptance and rejection.
The Ryan Revolution, Free Beacon by Matthew Contenetti describes Ryan oddly supported by Freedom Caucus known for being "combative, aggrieved, empowered" upon their encounter with Ryan their adversarial relationship "melted away."
After reviewing Ryan's recent history, Contenetti contends Ryan's election as speaker would be the culmination of a long journey for Ryan and for Republicans and asks what have we learned since this began when Ryan refashioned Social Security and Medicare reform from the 3rd rail of politics to GOP platform? He answers, tacking on entitlements needn't be political suicide, Republicans needn't dismiss the subject of poverty, compassion, civil society, these categories that should influence our thinking. Ideas, even controversial ones, are not hindrances in politics but boosters.
Enough of Contenetti.
Paul Ryan"s Selection as Speaker Represents All That's Wrong With GOP, National Review by Mark Krikorian begins, GOP to its own voters: Drop dead. Krikorian describes Republican leadership out of step, that Ryan as chairman on Ways and Means worked but Ryan as GOP leader does not for three reasons. Reading carefully through more of GOP out of step positions and GOP drop deads to voters we see the the three reasons are immigration, immigration and immigration. Ryan is described as dedicated libertarian regarding free flow of labor.
Both suggest Ryan is the thin edge to a wedge, that this is all preliminary, the action about immigration will happen after Obama. Both have the ring of après Obama, le déluge within the Republican House.
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I've always been resistant to conspiracy theories but the simultaneous flooding of Europe and America with invading armies of aliens does not strike me as accidental. Ryan is a bit player in all this. He'll be one of the instruments cementing the invasion of America via amnesty. Endgame? The dissolution of the nation states of the West, ushering in the total tyranny of One World Government. Seemed incredible to me a short time ago. Now it seems all too real.
The end game will be the end of days. I don't think the native populations of Europe or the United States would go down without a fight.
It can and will get ugly.
I think Ryan will only be Speaker until the next election where he will step down. Claim he wants to spend more time with his family. Or imagine if someone like Ted Cruz or Marco Rubio gets elected. I cans easily see them giving him a Cabinet Post like Secretary of the Treasury.
Putting aside the rightness or wrongness of the invasions on both continents, it's perhaps useful to remember that it's just the consequence of rapidly declining birthrates vs. normal birthrates across a border in both instances. I see it almost in terms of concentration gradients across a membrane. The voids we left will be filled. It is inevitable no matter what you believe about the legality. We need the best coping mechanism.
People are walking around in shot pants and t-shirts, sandals
concentration gradients vs. come and take it
The Stand by the Rio Grande
Chip, do you perhaps mean short pants? Or maybe hot pants?
Ryan got here because he cut a deal with the Freedom Caucus and gave them the things they wanted pretty much.
We'll see how it lasts.
ricpic said...
I've always been resistant to conspiracy theories but the simultaneous flooding of Europe and America with invading armies of aliens does not strike me as accidental.
That's hit me, too.
Maybe a RICO investigation of Dr Evil and all his government "initiatives" would be in order for the next Republican President.
And I agree with Troop, a fight is coming. Europe went a century between big wars and we went 80 years.
PS Shot pants?
You go shooting in those or get shot at in them?
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