Discussion: Paul Ryan: GOP Lawmakers Should Attend Convention No Matter What

Like any GOP Representative or Senator gives a fig anymore about what Ryan wants!
In an article, Ryan was gutted for his ineptness in not doing a thing since he became Speaker. No spending bills have advanced, his caucus is in tatters and heā€™s generally become a pariah in his own House due to weak-kneed leadership.

Kindaā€™ like a shorter, less tanned and younger John Boehnerā€¦less the red wine and cigarettes! LOL

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You forgot the ā€˜orangeā€™ look.

Yes, Iā€™m sure your constituents will see and fondly remember you holding Trumpā€™s arm up in victory. Please do that.

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I think I can say for sure John McCain wont be voting in the presidential election in November.

He hates Cruz and Trump dissed his service to the country.

ā€œIā€™ve never heard that before. People will make the decision on what they want to do,ā€ Ryan responded. ā€œI think if you were planning on going to the convention, you should go.ā€

If he hasnā€™t heard that by now, heā€™s more clueless than that deer-in-the-deadlights look of his gives. And the conditional ā€œif you were planning on goingā€ says it all. Plenty of trapdoor to wiggle out.

This is going to be a disaster.

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heā€™s just looking for company at his table so he can pretend itā€™s the big boys table and show that he might actually be able to accomplish somethingā€¦

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ā€œIā€™ve never heard that before. People will make the decision on what they want to do,ā€ Ryan responded.

Multiple media outlets reported Mark Kirk's statement he would not attend the GOP convention. Similarly Kelly Ayotte's reticence was widely reported. John McCain's recusal was in the news everywhere also.
Either Ryan is lying or he dwells in a bunker.
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"When CNN mentioned that Republicans up for re-election might be worried about being tied to the presidential nominee, Ryan replied, ā€œOh, I donā€™t think so.ā€ "

No it couldnā€™t be that. Iā€™m sure itā€™s just that they just canā€™t find the time in their oh-so-busy schedules to pencil in the Republican Convention, especially on such short notice.

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I see he subscribes to the Kasich ā€œItā€™ll be fun!ā€ line of thought.

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, it could be something youā€™ll remember the rest of your life,

Sorta like:

being caught in the middle of a gunfight between meth addled gangs
being abducted by a serial killer
being caught in the blades of a thrasher machine

etc, etc.

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If this was Tom Delay, GOP reps might have second thoughts about playing hooky. A warning from Paul Ryan? Theyā€™ll leave a slightly more elaborate out-of-office note on the e-mail.

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Whatever Ryan says, do the oppositeā€¦

A few Republican senators up for re-election in 2016 have said they may not attend the July convention, and CNN asked Ryan if he was fine with that.

"Iā€™ve never heard that before. People will make the decision on what they want to do," Ryan responded. "I think if you were planning on going to the convention, you should go."

Well, gee, Speaker Ryan, thatā€™s about as vague of a non-answer as Iā€™ve ever heard. Seriously ā€“ I think that when the sun sets this evening that will usher in the night. And when it rains, the streets get wet.

ā€œIt could be a great historical exercise.ā€

Or, an hysterical exorcism.
Or something.

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For whatever reason it had never before occurred to me that Speaker Ryan was clueless before. How did I miss it?

My first impression was that he was frightened at the prospect of being all alone at the convention with nary a colleague in sight, but his wishy-washy response (considerably less emphatic than the tenor of the headline would suggest) eliminated that possibility from consideration.

It could be a great historical exercise. I mean, it could be something youā€™ll remember the rest of your lifeā€¦

You betcha!

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Ah Yes!

Princess Elsa should require all Republican lawmakers sign a contract to attend the convention.

Gee, GOPers who donā€™t want to be GOPers.

How sadā€¦