Ben Shapiro Provides Spot-On Analysis of Paul Ryan’s Departure
With the news that Paul Ryan will not be seeking re-election, Washington D.C. is abuzz with what led to it and what it means going forward.
Ben Shapiro, editor of The Daily Wire and host of The Ben Shapiro Show, took to Twitter to explain why it was happening and who, if anyone, was responsible for it.
Thoughts on Ryan:
1. Ryan really took the hit for McConnell here. Ryan ticked off the base by presenting McConnell with stuff McConnell assured him could pass.
2. To attribute Ryan leaving to Trump rather than the impending blue wave is inaccurate.— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) April 11, 2018
He also explained why Ryan, a known policy wonk, wasn’t your typical Speaker, and perhaps was more out of his comfort zone than he let on.
3. Ryan was never suited to this job. Speakership generally requires either a wily manipulator (Tip O’Neill) or a unifying legislative vision backed by the party (1994 Gingrich or 2006 Pelosi). Ryan was neither.
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) April 11, 2018
4. Ryan’s priorities were not supported by legislators. He was interested in solving big problems like entitlements. They weren’t.
5. Ryan sees himself as an idea guy. The speakership generally isn’t an idea position. He was pushed into it, and he never really wanted it.— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) April 11, 2018
6. Ryan does have young kids. Being a legislator in DC, and particularly speaker, sucks. He was likely to step down after the election anyway.
7. Ryan was likely to be minority leader by November, and leave with the party blaming him in order to avoid blaming Trump. Why bother?— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) April 11, 2018
Shapiro also points out that, as far as track records go, a lot of Republican victories since Trump took office weren’t actually Trump victories. Ryan was the driving force behind the GOP tax cuts.
8. Republicans celebrating Ryan leaving as a win for Trump should consider that Trump only won the battle over attitude. Every major policy achievement with the exception of the Jerusalem move is largely attributable to Ryan (tax cuts) and McConnell (Gorsuch).
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) April 11, 2018
Finally, what it means for 2018:
9. In other words, whomever replaces Ryan will likely not enact Trump’s agenda any better than Ryan did.
10. This bodes ill for November, obviously. If Dems won both houses of Congress, we’ll see if Trump continues to hew to the conservative line.— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) April 11, 2018
11. Democrats celebrating Ryan leaving should consider that he was one of the Republicans dedicated to discourse with Democrats. If political manner matters, they should be disappointed at least in that respect.
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) April 11, 2018
The post Ben Shapiro Provides Spot-On Analysis of Paul Ryan’s Departure appeared first on RedState.
Source: https://www.redstate.com/joesquire/2018/04/11/ben-shapiro-provides-spot-analysis-paul-ryans-departure/
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