Posted on 03/23/2005 6:12:16 AM PST by TaxRelief
(snip)In January 2003, Decker, who was among the furthest right (barf) Republicans, switched his registration to Democratic and announced he would vote for Black for speaker. That meant that a 61-59 Republican advantage slipped into a 60-60 tie.
Here's where history is now being distorted. Reporters and bloggers have said two historically inaccurate things. One was that Decker's party switch is the root of the power-sharing arrangement. The second is that Decker ignited the civil war that still rages in the Republican Party regarding former Republican House Co-Speaker Richard Morgan.
(snip)Here's why that's wrong: The Republicans couldn't get 61 votes for any sitting member of their party. The feud was too bitter. Even had Decker stayed in the GOP and voted with his caucus, Morgan would have still controlled at least five votes. Voting would have been 59 for Black, 56 for the GOP nominee and five for Morgan. No one wins in that case.
(Excerpt) Read more at journalnow.com ...
Why is the MSM so obsessed with the Decker thing, anyway?
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