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In the years since, rank-and-file conservatives have had to suffer over this obsession with Ryan. But he will be leaving Congress at the end of his term in January, and when he does, Republicans should finally stop pretending his political prescriptions are the future of the GOP. Instead, Paul Ryan’s tenure should be summed up in history books with three words: betrayal, failure, and disaster.

The moment Republicans gained the majority in the House in 2010, Ryan jumped into action as House Budget Committee chairman, unveiling his signature budget plan entitled “A Path to Prosperity.” The plan was economically unrealistic, politically unfeasible, and wildly unpopular with the American public, yet Republicans ate it up. When the plan went nowhere, and in fact cost the GOP valuable House seats in special elections, still Ryanmania continued.