Ryan asked White House to reconsider ousting Price

[demmiblue]

Source: Politico

Speaker Paul Ryan last week urged the White House to reconsider ousting Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, his longtime friend who had come under fire for often using a taxpayer-funded private jet for travel, according to two people with knowledge of the call.

John Kelly, the White House chief of staff, called the Wisconsin Republican minutes before the departure was announced Friday afternoon. It was a heads-up call, one White House official said.

Ryan urged Kelly to reconsider and touted the Georgia Republican’s experience in Congress and work in the administration, one of the people familiar with the call said.

Price has long had the speaker’s ear on policy matters and was part of Ryan’s old “Jedi Council,” a group of fiscal conservative rabble-rousers who used to powwow when Republicans were in the minority.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/03/tom-price-ouster-paul-ryan-243413

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Jedi Council?!

[underpants]

1. This is not the adroit you are looking for

Not very adroit or effective there Ryan.

[VaBchTgerLily]

2. that just goesto show that Ryan is okay with taking advantage of tax payers money

[Angry Dragon]

9. also my thought

[brush]

3. Disgusting. Price splurged 1M of taxpayer money and Ryan looks out for his friend.

[justhanginon]

4. There is nothing good about the Speaker of the House trying to bring back

a corrupt and venal member of what is probably the most ethically and morally challenged cabinet in recent history. Rather than bring back Price, he would better serve his country by helping rid the giovernment of the rest of the swamp monsters that have been appointed by trump for the sole purpose of dissolving our government.

[C Moon]

5. He's still learning, right Ryan? Just like Trump? We need to oust you NEXT, lyin' Ryan the traitor!

[FakeNoose]

13. +1 Ryan the orange-ass kisser

Here's hoping the Supreme Court strikes down gerrymandering in Wisconsin.
His ass is GONE!

[NCjack]

6. Ryan's service award from Trump will read "Protector of the People's Money'' (a lie).

Everything we get from the GOP crew is a lie, cheat, fraud, scam, or screwing of some kind. It makes sense that we should bring back Sec. Price, as he is the best expert at what he does. No matter that he is a grifter and thief. He's the best at finding ways to screw poor people out of their healthcare.

[BumRushDaShow]

7. They are the fucking Sith

They are no "Jedi".

[Renew Deal]

8. Price knew better

What he did is more or less corruption.

[thesquanderer]

10. Reconsider ousting? So much for he "resigned." He was fired. (n/t)

[lapfog_1]

11. If he really wanted to save Price

instead of asking Kelly to "give him a second chance"...

Ryan should have held a press conference DEMANDING that trump fire Price.

[FakeNoose]

14. Ssssh! Don't tell him that

He might actually do it.

[sinkingfeeling]

12. Thought Price resigned hours before he was to be fired.

[FreepFryer]

15. The "Jedi Council (R)" are nothing but would-be Sith Lords who can't wield a lightsaber for shit.

[Gothmog]

16. Evidently trump rejected Ryan's plea