Paul Ryan: Just Like John Boehner
"I think I do it better," the House speaker told CNN during an interview this week…
But as CNN goes on to note, Speaker Ryan is doing his best John Boehner impression on the issues that matter.
DYSFUNCTIONAL HOUSE GOP STILL RUN BY RADICALS: "… But he's still beset by the same internal divisions that led to Boehner's ouster…"
TOXIC INDIFFERENCE TO CRITICAL PRIORITIES: "…his party struggles to push through a number of bills on pressing matters, ranging from the Puerto Rico debt crisis to the budget…"
EMPTY PROMISES FOR FANTASY ACA REPLACEMENT: "‘At the end of the day, I don't know that much substantive has come out of that,' Rep. John Fleming of Louisiana said of leadership-driven meetings aimed at searching for an Obamacare-replacement.
RECKLESS REPUBLICANS RISKING A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN: "Ryan and his Senate counterpart, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, pledged to get Congress back to ‘regular order' and show voters in an election year dominated by Donald Trump that the GOP can govern. But without agreement from House conservatives on how much the federal government should spend, basic duties like annual spending bills are tripping up the speaker's plans… he could risk a shutdown in October -- on the eve of the elections…"
PARTISAN GRANDSTANDING INSTEAD OF TACKLING URGENT CRISES: "Democrats complain that the GOP-led House is wasting time. This week they criticized the focus on partisan bills on the IRS that are unlikely to ever become law instead of approving money to deal with issues such as the Zika virus and the lead in the water in Flint, Michigan."
Speaker Ryan: it's long past time for you to do your job for the American people – instead of nurturing the same reckless dysfunction and indifference that has dominated the House GOP for years. Hard-working families deserve a Congress that invests in their future, protects their safety, and creates a level-playing field for them and their children to succeed.