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Two Republicans calling for sweeping House GOP leadership changes
modbee ^ | 1-11-06

Posted on 01/11/2006 6:45:25 PM PST by LouAvul

WASHINGTON (AP) - Two House Republicans said Wednesday they will circulate a petition calling for elections to replace nearly all the top GOP leaders of the House, instead of just former Majority Leader Tom DeLay.

Such a move would put Northern California Republican Rep. John Doolittle's leadership post in jeopardy.

Reps. Dan Lungren, R-Calif., and John Sweeney, R-N.Y., said wholesale changes were needed in the wake of the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal that helped force DeLay to permanently relinquish his leadership post.

Their petition would not seek to replace House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., but would subject all seven leadership positions beneath him to a vote after House members return from their winter recess at the end of this month.

Hastert enjoys widespread support among Republicans, and technically it would take an entire House vote - including Democrats - to select a new speaker.

Doolittle is secretary of the House Republican Conference, which is not a top leadership post but gives him a seat at the table when the House speaker, majority leader, majority whip and others meet.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 109th; danlungren; gop; johnsweeney; majorityleader
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1 posted on 01/11/2006 6:45:27 PM PST by LouAvul
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To: LouAvul

This is a good idea, but begs some questions about WHAT DOESTHE GOP WANT TO DO IN THE FUTURE? It's time for another 'contract with America' for them, to tell us what they will do for America.... if they need help on writing a new one, they can always go to:

http://newt.org


2 posted on 01/11/2006 6:47:28 PM PST by WOSG (http://freedomstruth.blogspot.com/)
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To: LouAvul

I think this is a rino grab for power. Gay speical rights, here we come!


3 posted on 01/11/2006 6:49:10 PM PST by Galveston Grl (Getting angry and abandoning power to the Democrats is not a choice.)
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To: LouAvul

I have to agree. Can them all. House and Senate. They weren't very competent in the first instance anyway.


4 posted on 01/11/2006 6:49:18 PM PST by Brilliant
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To: Brilliant
Larry Kudlow gets perfectly Blunt.
5 posted on 01/11/2006 6:56:14 PM PST by sono (You can't convert people in pink dresses)
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To: Galveston Grl

I agree! Doolittle is the new target. The CA RINOs are after him. He is a solid conservative!


6 posted on 01/11/2006 6:59:20 PM PST by CAluvdubya (The ignorant defeatocrats have declared war on the War On Terror!)
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To: sono

Yeah, it doesn't seem like Blunt's the guy. But hey. I'm available for Speaker of the House, and you don't have to be a member of Congress to be the Speaker.


7 posted on 01/11/2006 7:10:27 PM PST by Brilliant
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To: Brilliant

Yeah: The Senate could use some nbew brooms too. Only as some here state, it could get worse if the RINOs take over.


8 posted on 01/11/2006 7:13:01 PM PST by sgtbono2002
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To: Brilliant

Wholesale changes in leadership are rare though, are they not?

I got the idea of trying to research the question when the Democrat leadership opened up -- Harold Ford, Jr. presented himself as a "moderate" compared to Pelosi -- his ACU was 25 or so -- to my mind that's liberal -- but I wondered if any time that there was a vacancy in the leadership, and the standing whip was seeking the post, if the standing whip ever failed.

I couldn't get exhaustive data, but it hasn't happened very often.


9 posted on 01/11/2006 7:14:58 PM PST by scrabblehack
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To: Galveston Grl
I think this is a rino grab for power. Gay speical rights, here we come!

Look at it the other way.

We might be able to get Pence to run for Speaker.

Or get someone who is more conservative (and less pro pork) then Hastert.

10 posted on 01/11/2006 7:20:25 PM PST by Sonny M ("oderint dum metuant")
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To: WOSG
WHAT DOES THE GOP WANT TO DO IN THE FUTURE?

Snow Job!, got to get past the next election so they can get back to getting "RICHER", Hell they might even decide to shorten retirement up again to no years.

11 posted on 01/11/2006 7:25:08 PM PST by org.whodat
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