The details are unimportant, it’s all about the symbolism.
[Steny] Hoyer was toe-to-toe with the much shorter Joe Baca , D-Calif., chairman of the Hispanic caucus. According to one Hispanic Democrat, Hoyer jabbed his finger at Baca and yelled, “How dare you destroy this party? This will be the worst loss in 10 years.”
That same Hispanic lawmaker reported that Pelosi said, “You see this on the board? This is against me, this is against me personally.”
Is it me, or is Steny Hoyer starting to lose his cool. He looked like a complete and total idiot on Tuesday when the Republicans PUNKED him on the Cheney impeachment vote. He’s going around providing right wing talking points about how the Iraq surge is working. [Reminder]:
(Reuters) – Seven U.S. personnel were killed in Iraq on Monday, the U.S. military said, making 2007 the deadliest year for U.S. forces in the country.
Nevertheless, Hoyer stands by the decision to invade Iraq.
“Removal of Saddam Hussein was an appropriate policy,” Hoyer said at a breakfast meeting with reporters Thursday sponsored by The Christian Science Monitor. “I still believe that.”
But he added that he would not have voted for it if he had known “how incompetently it would be executed.”
Steny Hoyer is quickly alienating virtually everyone on the left. It’s a good thing he gives money to so many Democrats. That’s the only reason anyone pretends to like the fucktard.
Hoyer is only a fucktard? Come on. This is almost complementary.
Yeah, old Steny’s losing his shit alright.
So how many enemies does he need to make before he gets forced from his majority leader post?
This is great. I’m gonna call up his office with a fake spanish accent and tell him to stop picking on Joe Baca.
did you ever read this? It’s important.
I have now.
That’s an amazing article, like Politics 101, but not necessarily in a good way. Did Hoyer want to serve his country or just acquire power? I also have to wonder just why did he want to be a democrat instead of republican(the allusion to Kennedy in the article not withstanding)especially when he talking about personal responsibility and the Bankruptcy Bill which he voted for.
His apparent love affair with KStreet is pretty telling also, reforms, what reforms.
The only highlight or maybe lowlight was reading about him and Pelosi salsa dancing-that’s an image that’s a bit scary and funny at the same time. Could Dancing With the Stars be in their future?
What was really lacking in that article or didn’t come through was any of Hoyer’s personal beliefs only how to play the ‘game’..then again maybe he doesn’t have any beliefs? Or maybe it was just the way the article was written. Never the less, great background reading as I said for Politics 101.
Makes Steny sound like a dream come true for the Republican minority.
Yep, he’s sure gittin’ ‘er dun.
Got Tom DeLay’s old job? This guy is the DLC-AIPAC suck up and will undoubtedly out suck Delay at his own game.
What have we become? Republicans?
Hillary, I’not voting for you no matter what you say. Anyone got a link to the Green site?
Makes me wonder whether the entire leadership is living in a time warp, stuck somewhere around 1959. Can they really be that disconnected?
Democrats need to keep attacks on Hoyer up. He is a DINO and a closet Republican. I just despise his politics. Pelosi is a problem too but I think more malleable if she didn’t have Hoyer to deal with.
And we should support congressmen that stand up to Hoyer. Give them a thumbs up with an email. Give them more courage.
This is exactly what I’ve been thinking these past few months. $$$ is the only reason I can see anyone dealing with him.
where does his money come from?
here.
Hoyer is owned. The grinding sound you hear is Steny caught between reality and the people who own him.
Is Pelosi one of Baca’s constituents? Did Baca’s constituents vote for Pelosi?
I didn’t think so.
I hope Joe Baca told her that the option of sticking it where the sun don’t shine is still on the table.
Or perhaps that grinding sound is the Democratic Party caught between reality and the people who own Steny?
Important article. You did a real service by posting it. I don’t think we’ve been paying enough attention to this guy.