Congressman Ryan is leaving, and his good-bye address should be considered a mea culpa…he laments all the ‘urgent’ legislation the Nation needs that didn’t get passed.

But, as he bemoans the partisan nature of a Congress unwilling to do the heavy lifting on immigration and entitlement reform, he hopes we don’t remember one little detail…

…Republicans controlled the House, and could’ve done that heavy lifting.

And, before anyone points out the super-majority rule on passing legislation involving any expenditures, it would be wise to consider this…rules could’ve been changed.

Besides, there’s always legislative sleight-of-hand that could’ve been employed, like the kind Democrats used to get Obamacare through the Senate on a simple majority vote.

(Who remembers the Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act, a defunct House bill, was amended with the ENTIRE TEXT of a health bill to get it passed…as Obamacare?)

So, MISTER Ryan…

…if items of such magnitude were so critical, so vital to America’s future, why didn’t you and the Republicans running Congress do WHATEVER was needed to get it done?

We’re faced with 2 alternatives: either ‘urgent’ needs for America aren’t all that urgent, and it’s just partisan hype meant to make the opposition to such needs look bad…

…or they ARE URGENT – and the GOP failed America – in which case…

…Congressional Republicans are a national disgrace.

PERIOD.

FULL.STOP.

(But look at the bright side…there are days left in 2018 to do it right.)

(Yeah – like that’ll happen.)