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House Majority Whip Exerts Influence by Way of K Street
The Washington Post ^ | Tuesday, May 17, 2005 | Thomas B. Edsall

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 ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: ethics; majoritywhip; royblunt; ushouse
Thought this was an interesting piece on a good leader. Glad he is one of the GOP top dogs.
1 posted on 05/19/2005 8:13:43 AM PDT by outfield
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To: outfield

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.


2 posted on 05/19/2005 8:30:46 AM PDT by Mind-numbed Robot (Not everything that needs to be done needs to be done by the government.)
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To: Mind-numbed Robot

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!


3 posted on 05/19/2005 9:10:42 AM PDT by Politics4Fun
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To: outfield
This is meant as the answer to the liberals' question: "Who do we go after once we wreck DeLay?"
5 posted on 05/19/2005 11:43:51 AM PDT by Rockingham
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To: Try An Altoid

After paying the government, we can't afford one.


6 posted on 05/19/2005 2:20:11 PM PDT by Mind-numbed Robot (Not everything that needs to be done needs to be done by the government.)
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