Paul Ryan Is Still Scheduled To Appear With Trump Tomorrow

Paul Ryan is still scheduled to make a campaign appearance with Donald Trump tomorrow in Wisconsin. The appearance comes on the heels of the appearance of a video from 2005 where Trump is overheard bragging about how he basically sexually assaults attractive females, especially stars. I wonder which excuse Ryan will use this time to forgive Trump’s behavior and still show his support for Trump. His prior excuses have been “I didn’t hear what Trump said”, “Trump often says things I don’t agree with and I will continue to speak up when he does”, “these kind of statements have no place in this campaign”, and “it sounds like a joke gone bad”. Will Ryan stick to one of those old standards or come up with something new and different. Paul Ryan has somehow built this reputation that he is a policy guy who has principles. Paul Krugman has blown away his policy credibility by showing that every plan he has ever submitted benefits the wealthy and never adds up. And now we are seeing that he has no principles either. It must be sad to be so desperate to want to hold on to your job as Speaker of the House in order to launch your presidential ambitions in 2020 that you will allow yourself to go through with an appearance with Trump tomorrow.