Washington Post sees rough seas ahead for Speaker Ryan
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Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., may have won enough support to become the next House speaker, but he still has a long road ahead of him, the Washington Post editorial board warned this week.
Now he actually has to lead.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"We wish him luck," the board wrote. "Yet he faces several grave challenges, some self-imposed. Top among them is that Mr. Ryan promised hard-right members of Congress that he would respect the informal 'Hastert Rule,' which requires that a majority of the majority party in the House favor a bill for it to get a floor vote."