[quote Congressor=Tartarus Sauce link=topic=261081.msg5581732#msg5581732 date=1490381693]
Nothing is stopping Ryan from pulling the bill. It's ultimately his decision, not the President's.
They're damned if they do and damned if they don't. If Ryan pulls the bill, Trump will blame him. If they hold a floor vote and it fails, Trump will blame Ryan anyway. Trump has already committed to throwing Ryan under the bus, easy to do since Breitbart and Co. have been setting him up as a fall guy for months.
[/quote]I'm glad they've found a way to clip his wings. Paul "I'm just not there yet" Ryan is an open borders advocate who couldn't wait to back away from Trump during the election. The Dem leadership have made it very clear that they want Trump out of office, either by impeachment on this bogus Trump/Russia story they're pushing or if that doesn't work by the 25th Amendment. Some Republicans clearly sympathise with that position (e.g. John McCain) but are not saying it openly. Either method requires the backing of the House (Republican) leadership.
If this bill fails it will severely undermine Paul Ryan's, and indeed the entire House Republican's, credibility. Trump has also mentioned the possibility of causing problems for R Congressmen opposing him, presumably that means backing Primary challenges to them.
What all that would mean is that if in the future Ryan even thinks about puling any of that "it is with a heavy heart" crap with Trump's Presidency then he knows that he would have no strength or credibility to withstand the total onslaught from team Trump that would follow.
