Update [2006-2-2 14:3:12 by BooMan]: In a shocking upset, John Boehner has upset Roy Blunt and is the new Republican Majority Leader.
The GOP House causus is meeting to vote for a replacement for Tom DeLay as Majority Leader. The favorite is Roy Blunt of Missouri. But, he has apparently failed to win a majority on the first ballot. MSNBC gave a vote count of: Blunt 110,
John A. Boehner-(OH) 79, and John B. Shadegg-(AZ) 43. Shadegg is now dropped off of the second ballot. Boehner can still win if he can bring over enough of Shadegg’s supporters.
“staunch advocate of line-item excising sections of biills … such as those pork items like ‘bridge to nowhere” — conservatives were very upset about that — Boehner has NEVER voted for porkbarrel spending …
typing what MSNBC saying …
MSNBC reporter saying he is truly SHOCKED by this … it looked like it was going to be Blunt.
(don’t know name of reporter / he’s voiceover to anchor)
It was secret ballot ….
Blunt did not relinquish majority whip, which some felt hurt him … will he stay whip?
yeah he is still whip. If he had won, they would have had a second election for whip.
54% aye to 53% nay.
You are a character! 🙂
Love it.
* snicker *
So, let’s hear a little about Boehner. Is he going to be Business As Usual, or is it possible he might allow the Democrats to — gasp — play ball a little?
I know, silly me.
Here’s something from The Hill.
La plus que ca change…
Yahoo!!! I’m speaking from a purely selfish point of view. Anything that dimishes Roy’s power diminishes the power of his son, my governor.
Mary happy! It’s the best I can do today
Thanks Tracy! Baby Blunt has been a disaster for this state especially his healthcare and education policies. In fact, he’s so disastrous that even outstate Missourians don’t seem to like him as much as they should. His numbers have been steadily tanking.
He’s such an idiot that we all believe the majority of his fundraising ability comes through his dad. So, I’m REALLY happy that his dad is NOT going to be majority leader. Now if they can just indict him in the Abramoff scandal ….
whether they choose asshole, asshat, or son-of-a-fucking laundress bitch!
Ole Boner’s in there….
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Roy Blunt lost his temporary assignment as House majority leader. How to spend time until his indictment? A sham for Missouri.
“But I will not let myself be reduced to silence.”
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HA! That Ken-doll reporter on CNN just said that in the first ballot taken for this vote, there were more ballots than people voting!!!!!!! There was a teensy concern of irregularities, then they voted again.
Oh, the irony is killing me! Bwa ha ha ha!!! They can’t even be trusted in a room by themselves!