Posted on 05/19/2005 8:13:43 AM PDT by outfield
House Majority Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), the man one step behind Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) in the Republican leadership, has built a political machine of his own that extends from Missouri deep into Washington's K Street lobbying community.
Blunt, who entered politics as a protege of former senator John D. Ashcroft (R-Mo.), has assembled an organization of whips and lobbyist vote counters that has delivered more than 50 consecutive victories for the GOP leadership on tough fights over issues including tax and trade bills, District of Columbia school choice and tort reform -- without a single defeat.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
The WP tries to make this look as bad as possible but I, like you, say hooray for Blount. At least he is using influence for the good.
Exactly!! Time and time again, people fail to see what kind of leader Blunt is. He is a top notch leader that people respect on both sides of the aisle. He's a rising star that we can likely expect big things from in the future.
Keep it up!
After paying the government, we can't afford one.
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