Posted on 11/14/2010 9:51:33 AM PST by therightliveswithus
Democrat Heath Shuler has declared that he will indeed challenge out-going Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi for Minority Speaker. Pelosi, who is blamed in part for the Democrats' massive election loss last Tuesday, has repeatedly said that she has the support of Democrats. Shuler clearly disagrees.
In his decision to run, Shuler stated:
"We've just come off the largest ... loss for the Democratic Party in almost a century. And to be able to put Speaker Pelosi as minority leader is truly ... unacceptable for our party."
Whether Shuler will be able to win is up for speculation. Pelosi, in power for years, is unlikely to relinquish her power to a challenger. Likewise, she is sure to get many votes from people who have worked with her over the years.
On the other side are angry Democrats demoralized after her, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's, and President Obama's leadership led the Democratic Party to electoral ruin last week. These Democrats surely want to hold on to their jobs, and Pelosi leading their party in the House has not worked (for them).
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LOL
Nah he is a yellow dog and a rat
He needs to get on a no pork diet, for sure, but he is a reliable conservative. I want to keep him.
LOL, I hope he loses, the same way he choked most of the time in the NFL.
True and that is a REAl situation we need to consider. James Inhofe is another. I may be wrong but it seems to many of the earmarkers grant little gifts to enhance their egos. If we are going to cut...lets cut.
Its a ruse. The few blue dogs left can all vote for him, and they get insulation from the next election. Meanwhile, she’ll win easily.
BINGO!
Being vile, corrupt, and belligerant themselves, they of course love her. She really is the face of the ‘rat party.
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