Former House Speaker Paul Ryan, arguably the most overrated politician of the past decade, made a really big deal out of not becoming a D.C. kind of guy. He insisted on being home in Wisconsin every weekend and even slept in his Capitol office to prove that he totally didn't sell out and is all about his home state. Until now, when he's decided the Beltway provides greener pastures.
He has moved his family to a rented house in the D.C. suburbs in Maryland, one of his aides telling Politico "Now in the private sector, Paul and his family are temporarily renting a house in Maryland, and he’ll be spending time there as well as their family home in Janesville." Why? To be closer to his wife's sister, ostensibly.
Politico says that recently "Ryan has taken pains to detach himself from politics." That assertion is sort of belied by this move, but they report that he "transferred more than $7 million from his political accounts to his nonprofit, the American Idea Foundation." He still has more than $9 million on hand, so there's that. Further proof, according to Politico, that he's getting out of politics is that he's "has taken a seat on the board of directors of Fox Corp., the parent company for entities like Fox News, Fox Sports and Fox Television." Because no Republican ever has used Fox for political purposes.
Whether it's to position himself for the next political move or to position himself in the way of a lot more money for his new "nonprofit" life, it's Paul Ryan being the phony Paul Ryan he's always been.
What the hell. Let's just keep burying his failed leadership. Please give $1 to help Democrats in each of these House races!