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re: So. Who will be the next House Majority Leader?
Posted on 6/10/14 at 9:20 pm to redandright
Posted on 6/10/14 at 9:20 pm to redandright
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They leap frogged Kathy Mc Morris Rodgers, over more senior and conservative candidates.
Don't be surprised if they do it again.
#WarOnWomen BS
I think that this is a very plausible potential outcome. Republicans have made a major effort to look for high-quality women congressional and senatorial candidates, and putting a women in a top leadership position would send strong signals. Whether that is the right thing to do is, of course, subject to debate, but I suspect that there will be some interest in KMR.
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Posted on 6/10/14 at 9:24 pm to redandright
I don't see any of the current top level leadership holding on w/o Boehner and I don't think he comes back personally. McCarthy is the only one I could see holding on but he will still have the baggage of the current leadership.
If I had to place bets now it would be Jeb Henserling as Speaker and Scalise as the Majority Leader or Whip.
All of this is pure speculation on my part though.
ETA: Pettifogger knows what's up
If I had to place bets now it would be Jeb Henserling as Speaker and Scalise as the Majority Leader or Whip.
All of this is pure speculation on my part though.
ETA: Pettifogger knows what's up
This post was edited on 6/10/14 at 9:28 pm
Posted on 6/10/14 at 9:33 pm to BACONisMEATcandy
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ETA: Pettifogger knows what's up
Hensarling is often forgotten.
I wouldn't discount a push for Tom Price either.
Posted on 6/10/14 at 9:35 pm to lsuprof
CMR's stock fell with her response to the SOTU, which wasn't terrible but didn't provide her with any real groundswell of support.
Posted on 6/10/14 at 9:42 pm to Pettifogger
I would have fully agreed in 2012 but he had a very contentious battle with McMorris-Rogers for Conference Chair. That could end up helping him or hurting him. We will see. I like Price though.
I wish Mike Pence was still around
I wish Mike Pence was still around
Posted on 6/10/14 at 10:03 pm to Alahunter
Tim Walz
Posted on 6/10/14 at 10:59 pm to Alahunter
Getting a woman in there to replace EC would be a boon for the R's. I also like Blackburn.
Posted on 6/10/14 at 11:09 pm to Alahunter
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And how long will Boehner remain as Speaker?
Until Nancy Pelosi regains her seat.
Posted on 6/11/14 at 2:56 am to Reubaltaich
quote:yes, yes - please make it happen!!! Would be great for the Democrat Party.
I would like to see someone like Gowdy as Speaker.
Posted on 6/11/14 at 4:37 am to skinny domino
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I would like to see someone like Gowdy as Speaker.
quote:While I don't share your enthusiasm, I believe your assertion is correct, but less so as a galvanizing force for Dems, but more so a further erosion of Republicans' connection with the population.
yes, yes - please make it happen!!! Would be great for the Democrat Party.
On television, some people convey to the audience an inviting personality that draws you in and begs you to listen and consider their words. Gowdy is far from fitting that mold. His speech and style are very caustic, as if his every utterance and breath is meant for a singular purpose; confrontation.
In my opinion, the country is becoming exceedingly weary of confrontation and the fracturing of the patriotic spirit into contentious mob-like and bellicose groups constantly fighting in very public ways for every inch of turf instead of forming common ground where the silent majority can stand together in unity and purpose.
Gowdy would give us more of the same vitriol that we experience today, but he would certainly not be a whimpering, tail-tucking, all hat and no cattle, wishy-washy leader like Boehner, either. He tried to play statesman, but instead ending up appearing to have no real backbone or the stomach for an eye-to-eye confrontation. Gowdy, for all his attributes, is the opposite of Boehner. He lives for the battle.
The only problem with Gowdy is that his 'style' encourages further confrontation and more heels digging in to hold position by Democrats. In my opinion, real leadership is needed at this time. The country needs someone who can reach across the aisle and build consensus. Frankly, The country is so fractured right now that I'm not sure there's anyone that could do that. For a time, Newt could do that, and then he lost it. Since then, Congress has lost its way, floundering and devolving into the least respected group of decision makers I believe the country has ever witnessed.
God help us, but this country needs an enema.
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