Paul Ryan will run for Speaker for his kids

GOP Majority Leader Paul Ryan has promised to run for Speaker of the House so that his kids will be proud of him, provided he receives widespread support from within the GOP, according to ABC News on Tuesday. Feeling a little apprehensive about running in the wake of the forced resignation of John Boehner as Speaker and the withdraw from the race by Kevin McCarthy, Ryan wants to be sure that he is not the third victim of conservative, Tea Party Republicans who feel that he is not conservative enough.

Ryan expressed the importance of living up to his children's expectations, too. He stated that he did not want to have to face his kids someday and tell them that he was not there for the Republican Party when he was needed. Ryan stated that he also would be willing to run for Speaker for his kids as well as for his GOP colleagues in the House.

Even Ryan's GOP colleagues who were contemplating running for Speaker themselves expressed their support for Ryan. GOP Reps. Jason Chaffetz, Utah and Ryan Zinke, Mo. were among the perspective candidates for Speaker who expressed support for Ryan.