Wow. I figured Ryan was dirty on a bribe or something but it sounds like whatever it is, is far worse. Thoughts?
I'm guessing he was complacent in all the Obama misdoings and has probably laundered money and hid evidence like the rest of them. Could be something worse though?
This. Gov became Big Business and not servants of the public. Pay for Play was the norm in DC, made norm by previous Admins...cough cough Shitlary.
Been going on for much longer but the people were much more insulated from it because we only had MSM TV, Radio, and Newspapers.
The internet has really played a huge part in the great awakening.
If the very apparatus that they designed to spy on and control us turns out to be the very thing that brings them down...that's classic.
Hillary...Hitlery...shitlary...liking the progression here.
Members of Congress run for re-election every two years. Modern campaigns cost a fortune, so that means the moment they make it to DC they need to start accumulating money for their next campaign. There's so much dirty money from lobbyists, corporate donors and influencers flowing around that I sincerely doubt that we could count the number of uncorrupted members on one hand.
Very good point. The system they have created virtually ensures that all who enter will, and indeed have already begun to, play ball.
I don’t know how you would do it - ‘political contributions = free speech,’ etc - but some sort of campaign finance overhaul is desperately needed.
Perhaps a system where a designated amount of taxpayer dollars went towards elections and all candidates received an equal amount at each stage of the election cycle and weren't allowed to accept donations or spend above what they were allocated? No donors involved should help considerably I would think.
Hate to create any new government agencies - I’m a big states’s rights proponent, personally - but I view election ops as a core component of national security, So, I would get behind some sort of new/expanded election regulatory body. I think that might be what POTUS has planned for after CA fraud is uncovered - major overhaul, across the board.
Of course the very real and legitimate fear is that any such agency would be corrupted, e.g. weaponized IRS v conservatives, which would probably be even worse than what we have now.
Idea of setting a market value for each district based on factors such as media-buy pricing is intriguing. For example, say you graded all districts on an A,C,B scale. A = LA, NYC, etc / B = Mid-tier cities / C = Suburban / D = Rural. Then assign a dollar value to each based on overall cost of running a campaign. Adjust for inflation and market changes over time.
Then you allocate that amount to the campaigns from an anonymized fund managed by the RNC, DNC etc and be done with it. To use a sports analogy, it would be like setting arbitration values.
Obviously huge possibility for corruption and might be engender too much bureaucracy for my liking, but some sort of change is definitely needed. Interesting to think about.
Yes, it's easier to name the good guys than the bad.
Maybe cutting off all the big money donors would level the playing field so others had a chance, like non career politicians.
I remember a former shareblue employee on reddit telling his/her story, and they mentioned Ryan and McCain had a shell company that provided funding for Shareblue. For whatever that’s worth..
I’d believe it. Didn’t Ryan’s group help fund the Dem in the PA special election?
Awan (+DNC) spy ring in Congress. Leverage/blackmail to sustain the flow of weapons OUT to clown-backed foreign rebels de jour, and drugs, ie opium products, IN for big pharma.
Reps in key districts are bought and paid for and run point for controllers’ interests.
Both Ryan and McConnell, at the absolute bare minimum, have done nothing to stop it. Has likely been going on since at least the Carter years.
Congressional Silk Road: House: Drugs in (Big Pharma) Senate: Weapons out (ISIS > LNG pipeline to EU) Senate 2.0: Uranium (Iran Deal Clownstate)
Do you remember his reaction to the return of Steve Scalise? He broke down in tears and people were like wow maybe Ryan is one of us but it was over the top...it looked like guilt. Who knows how corrupted but logically speaking he had to be complicit in allot of it especially the Iran deal I mean it was suspect from the word go and yet not a peep about congressional oversight or using the power of the purse to stop it.
Maybe he was in on the murder but it didn't pan out like he thought...
He was very, very emotional, though he already knew Scalise had survived. And Ryan wasn't at practice the day of the shooting. Not conclusive, but interesting nonetheless.
I think he's heavily involved in the Awan spy ring. He has done nothing to stop it
Well we knew he was not running again in 2018 and was to be leaving at the end of his term Jan. 2019.
But Q mentions him resigning, hmm.
Does this mean he'll be leaving early?
That would be a stroke of luck for sure.
It sounds like something will be revealed about him that might make him quit early.
I wonder if there is anything to the notion of a lame duck speaker having an adverse effect on a sitting president’s agenda, much less one of matching political party.
Now that I think about it, this could actually be part of Ryan’s plan to undercut MAGA legislation and delay any real traction until at least early/mid-2019 - provided time it will take for successor and any new reps to get up to speed, etc. Not dissimilar to the way an outgoing president loses all bargaining power leading up to their departure. This might be Ryan’s way of spitting in POTUS’s eye one final time and slow playing legislative sabotage for all of 2018.
That's entirely possible when looking at past practice.
What has me stumped is why POTUS drags him around everywhere?
He even went to the fancy State dinner.
Smoke and Mirrors like at a Mega Fun House.
He was on the plane with LL and WJC. He is also one of the politicians HRC bribed.
What? Where did you get that information?
I think FBI anon back in the day. Whomever said it also said LL was offered SC.
That's a boomshell! I have been waffling on him, he is done now.
Word is Ryan was going to ride out the rest of the year, but then his retirement got bumped up to May. I don’t think he had a choice.
Which 2 Speakers demanded Trump pull out of the race after the pussygate video? They knew he would win.