Paul Ryan and Republicans will stop at nothing to try to destroy Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. Just because he's retiring doesn't mean he's done sabotaging our health care.https://t.co/QZSSdAFSYt
— Nancy Pelosi (@TeamPelosi) April 11, 2018
I don’t know Paul Ryan and don’t really care whether he is a “ good guy “or not. He is third in line to the Presidency. Why is he being infantized and talked about like he is the outgoing Rotary Club President. He failed to stand up for civility, decency and impt US institutions
— Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) April 12, 2018
Standing up to Trump’s lies, delusions, cruelty, divisiveness and constant assault on the Intelligence community and the Justice Dept should not have been a “ hard call” for Ryan. He should have understood it was his duty and obligation as Speaker of the House.
— Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) April 12, 2018
I assumed Ryan would resign his seat if Democrats took the House in November but to walk away seven months before the midterms when your party’s majority is in such peril is remarkably spineless … even for Ryan
— Michael Cohen (@speechboy71) April 11, 2018
Congress approval rating stands at 12% in new Quinnipiac poll just released.
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) April 11, 2018
Paul Ryan goes out on top https://t.co/russf0l5VI
— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) April 11, 2018
Ryan names "normalizing entitlement reform" as one of his political achievements
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) April 11, 2018
Paul Ryan rose to prominence by weaponizing Obama-era deficits and winning plaudits from centrists for his austere math.
He leaves office mere days after a CBO report finds GOP govt has, in a matter of months, increased deficits in the 2018-22 period by more than $1.2 trillion.
— Derek Thompson (@DKThomp) April 11, 2018
Will Paul Ryan go out as the worst Speaker in American history? I'm not a historian. Was anyone worse? Is that possible?
— Topher Spiro (@TopherSpiro) April 11, 2018
Well, Dennis Hastert was a serial child molester who then went to prison, so I'd say he's certainly the worst *person* to be Speaker
The person who did the worst *job* as Speaker? Yeah, Ryan's definitely a contender. https://t.co/BNvj3QRHoO
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) April 11, 2018
Payl Ryan will be remembered in history for two things: ramming through a tax cut that served none but the wealthy (like himself) and corporations, and utter cowardice in the face of Donald Trump’s flagrant abrogations of decency and civic norms. There will be no accolades.
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) April 11, 2018
“Paul Ryan was never comfortable in Trump’s party. The only way to loosen Trump’s grip on the party is for Republicans to lose.” https://t.co/9t3t9mTc2o
— Paul Beckett (@paulwsj) April 12, 2018
But not so uncomfortable that he’ll stop Devin Nunes from making a mockery of the Intel committee mission, which is literally the least he could do. https://t.co/2B2WcQ3dPM
— Schooley (@Rschooley) April 12, 2018
Even if Trump doesn't fire Rosenstein, @DevinNunes is trying to impeach him.@SpeakerRyan could put an end to this assault on the rule of law now:https://t.co/AzjhynWYHq
— mieke eoyang (@MiekeEoyang) April 12, 2018
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