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Daniel Webster kicks off bid for House Speaker
The Washington Times ^
| October 6, 2015
| Stephen Dinan
Posted on 10/06/2015 9:52:26 AM PDT by jazusamo
Rep. Daniel Webster officially announced his bid for House speaker Tuesday morning, two days before the House GOP is slated to vote on a replacement to retiring Speaker John A. Boehner.
Mr. Webster, a third-term Republican from Florida, joins Rep. Jason Chaffetz, Utah Republican, as officially announced challengers hoping to deny the speakership to Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the current No. 2 who had seemed on a glide-path to ascend to the House’s top post.
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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: danielwebster; florida; housespeaker; notthatwebster; speaker; webster
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posted on
10/06/2015 9:52:26 AM PDT
by
jazusamo
To: jazusamo
GeeZ.. PICK ONE and get behind him. Do politicians no NOTHING about politics?
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posted on
10/06/2015 9:53:27 AM PDT
by
Hildy
To: jazusamo
sigh..someone must do this..
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posted on
10/06/2015 9:56:46 AM PDT
by
BerniesFriend
(I am BerniesFriend, however it's really Bernadette, NOT Bernie Sanders friend!!!!!!!)
To: jazusamo
Good. I wish he had started sooner.
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posted on
10/06/2015 9:57:22 AM PDT
by
Ray76
To: jazusamo
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posted on
10/06/2015 9:57:59 AM PDT
by
Ken H
To: Ray76
Agreed, he waited a bit too long.
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posted on
10/06/2015 9:58:24 AM PDT
by
jazusamo
(0bama to go 'full-Mussolini' after elections: Mark Levin....and the turkey has.)
To: jazusamo
I'm sure Webster would be good, but after looking at Rubio (Fla) and Bush (Fla) I just think Chaffetz from Utah would be a better choice...
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posted on
10/06/2015 10:00:40 AM PDT
by
HarleyLady27
(I have such happy days, and hope you do too!!!)
To: jazusamo
Perhaps this is goodness... of the 3, nobody gets to be speaker on the first vote. Conservatives and Rinocrats’s will have to battle it out.
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posted on
10/06/2015 10:01:32 AM PDT
by
C210N
(When people fear government there is tyranny; when government fears people there is liberty)
To: HarleyLady27
Because he’s from Utah? Huh?
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posted on
10/06/2015 10:02:40 AM PDT
by
Ray76
To: BerniesFriend
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posted on
10/06/2015 10:03:33 AM PDT
by
rdl6989
To: Ray76
Yes, and because I’m not to trusting of FLA right now, would you be?
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posted on
10/06/2015 10:08:58 AM PDT
by
HarleyLady27
(I have such happy days, and hope you do too!!!)
To: Hildy
The Republican caucus is badly split. The establishment cronies want McCarthy, the conservatives want Webster. Chaffetz figures he can successfully be the split the difference candidate.
We need to Cantorize a lot more weasels.
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posted on
10/06/2015 10:10:29 AM PDT
by
Lurkinanloomin
(Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
To: HarleyLady27
I’d rather judge the individual than the group.
BTW wasn’t Chafetz somehow involved with bumping conservatives out of committees? I seem to remember that but I could be all wrong too.
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posted on
10/06/2015 10:12:08 AM PDT
by
Ray76
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posted on
10/06/2015 10:12:53 AM PDT
by
jazusamo
(0bama to go 'full-Mussolini' after elections: Mark Levin....and the turkey has.)
To: Lurkinanloomin
Such an important decision. If Webster is truly the best choice, I pray he wins.
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posted on
10/06/2015 10:13:49 AM PDT
by
Cedar
To: Ray76
I thought when Webster ran against Boehner for Speaker this last time, Boehner kicked Webster out of a large committee...
I do know that the Secret Service has been investigating Chaffetz because he wanted some investigating done because of the drunken wreak the SS got into in front of the White House...but they have apologized and went on...
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posted on
10/06/2015 10:15:10 AM PDT
by
HarleyLady27
(I have such happy days, and hope you do too!!!)
To: Ray76; HarleyLady27
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posted on
10/06/2015 10:15:41 AM PDT
by
jazusamo
(0bama to go 'full-Mussolini' after elections: Mark Levin....and the turkey has.)
To: jazusamo
Louie Gohmert backs Webster because he thinks it will help to get more conservatives in committee assignments. Sounds good to me.
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posted on
10/06/2015 10:16:10 AM PDT
by
Art in Idaho
(Conservatism is the only Hope for Western Civilization.)
To: jazusamo
To: Art in Idaho
Yes, I sure wish Gohmert would have run.
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posted on
10/06/2015 10:18:38 AM PDT
by
jazusamo
(0bama to go 'full-Mussolini' after elections: Mark Levin....and the turkey has.)
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