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Three Powerful Democratic Chairmen Toppled
CQ Roll Call ^ | Nov. 3, 2010 | Christina Bellantoni

Posted on 11/03/2010 9:29:27 AM PDT by george76

Three longtime House Democrats holding gavels of power were defeated Tuesday night, with Republicans ousting Members with 98 years of combined experience who served as top lieutenants to Speaker Nancy Pelosi .

Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman James Oberstar (Minn.), Armed Services Chairman Ike Skelton (Mo.) and Budget Chairman John Spratt (S.C.) all lost as Republicans regained control of the chamber in a wave that has ousted at least 60 Democrats.

(Excerpt) Read more at cqpolitics.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Minnesota; US: Missouri; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: 111th; 2010midterms; democrats; housedemocrats; nancy; nancypelosi; oberstar; pelosi; skelton; spratt
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1 posted on 11/03/2010 9:29:29 AM PDT by george76
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The Oberstar loss is HUGH!

18 terms and beaten by a newcomer...proves we can do it if we field good candidates and fight hard - even in the goofiest political state in the union.


2 posted on 11/03/2010 9:32:28 AM PDT by bigbob
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3 posted on 11/03/2010 9:33:13 AM PDT by winstonwolf33
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To: bigbob

Rush is playing: “Ding dong the witch is dead.” ROTFLMAO!


4 posted on 11/03/2010 9:34:15 AM PDT by Huskrrrr
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To: george76

actually every RAT chairman was deposed yesterday but those three are gone from the House altogether.


5 posted on 11/03/2010 9:38:19 AM PDT by NonValueAdded ("It's amazing, A man who has such large ears could be so tone deaf" Rush Limbaugh 9/8/10)
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To: george76
Conyers losses his Chairmanship, His wife is in the big house, So is Kawame, Kawame's Mommy lost her primary and has had a Grand Jury appearence, and Daddy Kilpatrick is next...

My question is what is the fate of Conyers post 01/24-ish/2011 when the new class is sworn in...

6 posted on 11/03/2010 9:38:26 AM PDT by taildragger ((Palin / Mulally 2012 ))
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So happy today...

to see Nancy finished, but she was sure she would retain her position!!!
and to see old IKE Skeleton gone was icing on the cake..

my state of Pennsylvania did great and we TEA volunteers have only just begun...come on 2012

7 posted on 11/03/2010 9:41:17 AM PDT by haircutter
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To: george76

Glory Hallelujah!

Stop the ‘one world government’ takeover.

Keep on fighting on!

Can you tell I’m just a little estatic today? WOO-HOO


8 posted on 11/03/2010 9:41:46 AM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (demonicRATS= Obama's Mosque, taxes, painful death. Is this what you want?)
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9 posted on 11/03/2010 9:42:39 AM PDT by Tex-Con-Man
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To: taildragger

They better do their damn job.


10 posted on 11/03/2010 9:43:53 AM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (demonicRATS= Obama's Mosque, taxes, painful death. Is this what you want?)
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To: bigbob

The Oberstar loss is HUGH!

18 terms and beaten by a newcomer...proves we can do it if we field good candidates and fight hard - even in the goofiest political state in the union.”

Oberstar’s bill to revamp the Clean Water Act & put the Federal government in charge of every drop of water in the USA, along with control of all adjacent pieces of land needs to be burned on a funeral pyre.

For a person who has represented Minnesota-—THE LAND OF 10,000 LAKES for 36 years to even concieve such a bill is obscene. It would render nearly every square inch of Minnesota property under the control of the Federal government.


11 posted on 11/03/2010 9:56:21 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: bigbob
That Oberstar loss is even bigger than I originally thought. When I first read about it, I thought the article said he had 18 years in the House, not 18 terms.

Don't any of these morons ever hold real jobs in their lives?

12 posted on 11/03/2010 9:56:21 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("Let the Eastern bastards freeze in the dark.")
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To: taildragger

I thought Congress was sworn in on Jan 2 of the new year.

Clarification, Please?


13 posted on 11/03/2010 9:57:45 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: winstonwolf33
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Ooh ooh, don't give up. I feel a surge!!!

14 posted on 11/03/2010 10:03:17 AM PDT by varon
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Ooh ooh, don't give up. I feel a surge!!!

Baghdad Bob, eh??

15 posted on 11/03/2010 10:12:08 AM PDT by melancholy (It ain't Camelot, it's Scam-a-lot!)
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To: taildragger

They just don’t come any more crooked than Conyers. The new leadership needs to investigate him big time because there is evidence of something somewhere that can be used to take him down. Guaranteed.


16 posted on 11/03/2010 10:15:32 AM PDT by Mad_as_heck (The MSM - America's (domestic) public enemy #1.)
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To: bigbob

Oberstar was the chief Rat trying use a crowbar to force the Teamsters down Fedex’s throat. Glad to see him go.


17 posted on 11/03/2010 11:04:45 AM PDT by joelt
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To: Huskrrrr

Also heard Rush playing (and repeating) the first part of the song “Wipe Out”.


18 posted on 11/03/2010 11:05:23 AM PDT by stbdside
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To: Huskrrrr

Also heard Rush playing (and repeating) the first part of the song “Wipe Out”.


19 posted on 11/03/2010 11:05:23 AM PDT by stbdside
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To: Tex-Con-Man

LOL!


20 posted on 11/03/2010 11:31:22 AM PDT by Huskrrrr
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