Dear Ron Johnson, At least 2 people beg to differ with your assessment

Quoted in Wisconsin politicians jolted by Ryan's decision, but not necessarily surprised.  (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4/11/2018)

Vox, 4/11/2018

But he deserves to be remembered as the person who, more than anyone else, committed the Republican Party to an extreme libertarian vision of government in response to Obama’s election. In doing so, he ended up achieving little of the party’s priorities — and created an opening that helped propel Trump to the White House.

The Atlantic, 4/11/2018

Make that 3.

Ryan knows.  He knows his historical reassessment will be dizzily swift, deeply cutting, and personally painful.  No surprise he's runnin' away,



Sly and the Family Stone's "Runnin' Away", from the 1971 album There's a Riot Goin' On, debuted at #87 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending February 5, 1972.  It spent 10 weeks on the chart, peaking at #23.

Integrity?
Secret corporate cash funded posh convention hideaway for Paul Ryan, GOP lawmakers.  (Center for Public Integrity, 10/23/2017) 

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After months of waffling, Paul Ryan finally announces the obvious: "Yes, folks, you're right; I'm retiring."  (4/11/2018)