 whose shiny earnestness recalled an Ozzie and Harriet America. Ryan hated squabbling among conservatives, the Paleos versus the Neos, the socials against the moderates, and on and on for as long as he'd been on the Hill, which was most all of his adult life. Ryan had long sought to be the Republican Party's glue, pleading for adherence to principles and data. At times, he looked like the underfed, hollow-eyed child of alcoholic parents.