He said he would agree to the position if there was consensus agreement among the Republican Party and the party would be unified behind his leadership (good luck with that concept Paul). Especially among the three wings of the party. One of those wings is the radical fringe conservative group that destroyed Boehner's reign, and scared McCarthy out of running. That is the so-called "freedom caucus".

And guess who is a member this red, white, and blue star spangled group of patriots looking out for their own good.

If you guessed York county's own rep Scott Perry, you'd be right . . . Errrr, I mean FAR RIGHT.

Here is what Scott told Reuters:



Dragged reluctantly into seeking a job he never wanted, Ryan spoke to his colleagues behind closed doors, telling them he will run only with the endorsement of the major caucuses in the House. That includes the hardline Freedom Caucus that chased out the current speaker and his No. 2, and will now have veto power over Ryan.

But members of the Freedom Caucus remained to be convinced.

"I think he has to campaign for it. We've heard one speech," said Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa. "We're willing to listen but it's just the beginning of the conversation as far as I am concerned."



Seriously Scott, since when does a fragmented minority fringe group get to decide what is best for the vast majority in a representative republic? Unless you and your narrow minded, stuck in the past, revisionist, bunker hunkers are trying to ruin the country through invoking complete chaos into every political process.