Right on cue, right wingers are taking shots at the only guy we were told could "unite" (and we use that term loosely) the GOP caucus.
The chair of the GOP's 40-member "Freedom Caucus," Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, is tepid at best on Paul Ryan for the speakership. Oh, and Jordan's already trying to extract concessions for his group's support. (Didn't Ryan take that off the table?)
“We all like Paul, Paul’s a good friend but we want to make sure that the changes that we think are" needed happen, Jordan said on Fox News. “If it just continues to be the same structure and the same business-as-usual model, that’s not going to work, even with someone as dynamic as Paul Ryan.”
The hard liners also weren't particularly touched by Ryan's commitment to prioritizing family time. Sorry, that ain't part of the job description,
says crazy caucus member and Kansas Rep. Tim Huelskamp.
“You can’t do the job 9 to 5, Monday through Friday,” he said. “That’s not a criticism. The speaker has to work on weekends. I’m not running for speaker. I’ve got young kids at home and there’s plenty of jobs I’m unable to do. But the time commitment isn’t 40 hours a week."
Federalist publisher Ben Domenech
charged that Ryan had approached the job like a Millennial demanding to know what his new employer could do for him.
"Like, twice as much vacation time, totally flexible telecommuting, setting up a new game room, stocking the right kinds of ethically sourced snacks..."
You get the idea.
And then there's the eminently reasonable Laura Ingraham.
The worst.
Ryan's meeting with the Freedom Caucus late Wednesday afternoon. Good luck.