Trump Thread

[Seamus Fermanagh]

Looks like the Palestinian government lost it's free money. I totally agree with it, go Trump

I hear you. However, chopping off the monies will weaken Fatah further and do only limited harm Hamas. No decision vis-à-vis the Middle East comes without nasty little strings attached.

[Fragony]

I hear you. However, chopping off the monies will weaken Fatah further and do only limited harm Hamas. No decision vis-à-vis the Middle East comes without nasty little strings attached.

The Palestinians will always be a part of something that's much bigger, it's the ultimate ideoligical proxy-zone. I do feel sorry for them everybody is using them

[HopAlongBunny]

I do feel sorry for them everybody is using them

That is the story of the Middle East

[a completely inoffensive name]

Rumors out there that Ryan might not run for re-election.

BIG, if true.

[Montmorency]

Rumors out there that Ryan might not run for re-election.

BIG, if true.

Paul Ryan? I've heard it since December.

https://www.politico.com/magazine/st...hington-216103

Despite several landmark legislative wins this year, and a better-than-expected relationship with President Donald Trump, Ryan has made it known to some of his closest confidants that this will be his final term as speaker. He consults a small crew of family, friends and staff for career advice, and is always cautious not to telegraph his political maneuvers. But the expectation of his impending departure has escaped the hushed confines of Ryan’s inner circle and permeated the upper-most echelons of the GOP. In recent interviews with three dozen people who know the speaker—fellow lawmakers, congressional and administration aides, conservative intellectuals and Republican lobbyists—not a single person believed Ryan will stay in Congress past 2018.

More recently, over closely held conversations with his kitchen cabinet, Ryan’s preference has become clear: He would like to serve through Election Day 2018 and retire ahead of the next Congress. This would give Ryan a final legislative year to chase his second white whale, entitlement reform, while using his unrivaled fundraising prowess to help protect the House majority—all with the benefit of averting an ugly internecine power struggle during election season. Ryan has never loved the job; he oozes aggravation when discussing intraparty debates over “micro-tactics," and friends say he feels like he’s running a daycare center. On a personal level, going home at the end of next year would allow Ryan, who turns 48 next month, to keep promises to family; his three children are in or entering their teenage years, and Ryan, whose father died at 55, wants desperately to live at home with them full time before they begin flying the nest. The best part of this scenario, people close to the speaker emphasize: He wouldn’t have to share the ballot with Trump again in 2020.

Most recent news is denying an impending resignation, which is a different matter.

[a completely inoffensive name]

Paul Ryan? I've heard it since December.

https://www.politico.com/magazine/st...hington-216103

huh, interesting. I guess we still have a while until June 1st when he is forced to play his hand.

[rory_20_uk]

Ryan probably should bow out. He's got the "success" of the tax code in the recent past and can leave on a high to some highly paid non-jobs as a sincere thank you from all the companies whose pockets he's helped line.

Being Donnie's bitch for a few more years is hardly edifying and there little to no chance he'll be listened to, and this will erode his reputation - more than sinking all his principles in working with Donnie in the first place.