Boehner wld give to him in a second if he'd take it MT @AJentleson: WSJ ed floats Ryan as replacement for Boehner. http://bit.ly/1DvrtKz
@Gbowden41 @AJentleson Top leadership isn't something you win just cuz. Have to prove you deserve it by doing political/policy work. Few are
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@DavidMDrucker@AJentleson seen as capable of the job is pro avarice act that any current leader must suppress less he be seen as weak. -
@Gbowden41@AJentleson All true. But I'll back to my original pt. If Ryan went to JB and said he wanted to be Speaker, he'd happily retire. -
@DavidMDrucker@AJentleson a speaker wld destroy him, and he’d be right. Boehner may say he’d like to retire but he doesn’t mean it. -
@Gbowden41@AJentleson We'll never see eye to eye on this but it's a fun debate -
@DavidMDrucker@AJentleson Agreed. Thanks. -
@Gbowden41@DavidMDrucker enjoyed both your thoughts. continues to be interesting. the WSJ mention did seem like a very pointed float. -
@AJentleson@DavidMDrucker As in Boehner signaling to Ryan? Then all knives are out. If so, suspect caving to Obama re Immigration is 1/2
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@DavidMDrucker@AJentleson But signaling a willingness to step-down is a sign of weakness in and of itself. Doing what it takes to be 1/2Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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