Will Ryan Be The Next Speaker Or Are His Demands Too High

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PAUL RYAN AGREES TO RUN FOR SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE…BUT HE’S GOT SOME CONDITIONS

Paul Ryan has thrown his hat in the ring.

He will indeed run for the office John Boehner has held, and he hopes to do it better than Boehner as he comes to the table with several ideas that haven’t yet been implemented.

Truthfully this doesn’t have many conservatives in the party all that thrilled. One of the biggest reasons is because Ryan comes off as too much of a centrist and doesn’t truly embrace conservative values.

The other reason conservatives are non-plussed is because Ryan is entertaining the idea to be Speaker of the House provided conditions are met for his appointment…so it doesn’t even look like he’s taking the job seriously.

Bloomberg writes:

Ryan called for party members to unite behind him and set other demands as part of a vision for ending chaos in the party as Congress nears a Nov. 3 deadline to raise the U.S. debt limit. He also sought to restrict the procedure Freedom Caucus members threatened to employ to remove Boehner as speaker. Boehner, an Ohio Republican, decided to resign rather than fight the effort.

“Given his bold list of demands last night I think he’s saying he doesn’t really want the job,” Massie said. “I think the demands are not just bold but unrealistic.” He compared Ryan’s demand to change the procedure for removing the speaker to a corporate CEO telling shareholders, “if I run your company in the ground you can’t fire me.”

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Representative Paul Ryan began meeting with House Republicans on his bid to become speaker as skeptical conservatives weighed whether they could accept conditions he set for succeeding John Boehner and ending turmoil that has gripped the party.

The Wisconsin Republican met Wednesday with the Republican Study Committee, a large caucus of more than 170 fellow House conservatives, and will discuss his candidacy later with members of the hard-line Freedom Caucus that drove Boehner from office. He’s pinning his run for the job on winning support from those lawmakers and one other major party group.
“It is fair to say a number of people are open to him but it’s with some reservations,” Representative Raul Labrador, a member of the Freedom Caucus, said Wednesday.

Truth be told it’s going to be rather difficult to find a replacement who adequately meets the needs of conservative Republicans in The House.

That’s because conservatives don’t yet have a true majority in The House and it’ll be an uphill climb if a centrist leads The House.

Do you think Ryan is the right pick for this position? Or do you think there is someone better suited for the job?