They really didn't say that, did they? Joe and Mika wondering when Paul Ryan will "step up?"

[Miles Archer]

Scarborough challenged Ryan to take a patriotic stand before he leaves Congress later this year.

“Not to cover old ground, but, god, it was Barry Goldwater, firebrand conservative, really the founder of a modern conservative movement, that drove to the White House and told Nixon, ‘It’s over,'” Scarborough said.

“We’re not even asking Paul Ryan to do that,” he continued. “We’re just asking Paul Ryan to pick up the phone and go, ‘Hey, Devin, listen, you’re my buddy, you’ve been loyal to me, I understand, but you’ve stepped over the line here. Mark Meadows, you’ve stepped over the line. You want to take me on, you want to divide our party before I leave? We can do that, but you’re going to lose. You’ll have the votes in the short run, but you’re going to destroy the Republican Party.'”

[duforsure]

1. He can't,

He's been neutered by the clown in office and has no balls.

[mucifer]

2. He might have taken Russian money, too.

[Sherman A1]

3. That would be my guess

I would say most of the GOP leadership is compromised in one fashion or another.

[malaise]

5. Here's why - page 5

https://www.washingtonpost.com/apps/g/page/national/read-the-transcript-of-the-conversation-among-gop-leaders-obtained-by-the-post/2209/
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The conversation provides a glimpse at the internal views of GOP leaders who now find themselves under mounting pressure over the conduct of President Trump. The exchange, which was obtained by The Washington Post, shows that the Republican leadership in the House privately discussed Russia's involvement in the 2016 election and Trump's relationship to Putin, but wanted to keep their concerns secret. House majority leader to colleagues in 2016: 'I think Putin pays' Trump

[Orsino]

4. Ryan's political career is one of bowing down, not stepping up. n/t

[dalton99a]

6. He'll step up if there is a bill against the poor and elderly