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Source: 30dB.com – @SpeakerRyan
Nevertheless, Ryan announced earlier this week that he won’t be running for re-election. He told colleagues on Wednesday that after almost 20 years in the House, he was ready to focus on his family and let fresh hands carry the conservative torch. “Some of you wonder why I just can’t do the normal politician thing, which is to run and then retire after the election,” Ryan said. “But just as my conscience is what got me to take this job in the first place, my conscience could not handle going out that way.” But Twitter users say Ryan should have listened to his conscience a little harder. After the announcement, he was seeing 68 percent negative sentiments, with harsh voices online calling him a “coward” and “traitor.” –Hugo Guzman
Republished from 30dB