“But I didn’t know until this day that it was [Paul Ryan] all along.” — Vito Corleone (sort of)

So, what did the rest of you think of that invertebrate’s diffident reaction the other day to the president planting his feet and using his backbone like a battle hammer with regard to this whole birthright citizenship/anchor baby shenanigans?

That’s what I thought.

I’m just glad I’m not the only person who realized that he’s not the sort of fella you can rely on to have your back during a bounding overwatch.  Don’t even bother looking back when you start taking fire.  He’s not there.  Trust me.  Long gone.  Paul Ryan is the kind who used to tell on you if you held up rabbit ears behind the teacher’s back.

Thankfully, though, there are several members of Congress who would have your back in tough situations.  I’ll name one: Steve Scalise.  If he gets the support he needs to become Speaker of the House, then we’ll have the makings of a real team.  He fights for his team.  He wins for his team.  And yeah, we all know that he can take one for his team.