The majority party is the party that gets to nominate from their candidates the leader and again Denny Hastert is the SPEAKER of the House - Tom Delay was the majority WHIP!
NOT IF REPUBLICANS LOSE THE MAJORITY. LAMPSON GETTING ELECTED, WOULD MOST LIKELY HAPPEN IF THE DEMS GET THE HOUSE BACK.
AND THAT is the whole point of the warning. Republicans MUST get out in numbers and hold the House