Posted on 01/17/2006 10:54:09 AM PST by ken5050
At 2:00PM today, we are about to witness an event nearly as rare as the return or Haley's comet; to wit, a LIVE news conference by Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert. No doubt it will be painful to watch the former wrestling coach attempt to bull his way through this...but the very fact that he is having it is in and of itself instructive, and probably significant. Will anything exciting be announced...will the questionibe difficult..tune in, and commment along with us..
Hastert will be accompanied by Rules committee chair David Drier, who will probably end up doing most of the talking..
No doubt the looming House scandals..the Abramoff matter, will be major topic of discussion. The Dems are to anounce their "reform" plans at a big presser tomorrow..so this may be at the very least an attempt to get out in front of that story..to steal some headlines..
2. The race for Majority leader is wide open. Blount doesn't have it wrapped up..he may have peaked...and there is a lot of talk of a new, surprise consensus candidate emerging...( Pence is NOT running for it, but if he is asked to serve...?)
3. Ney has been pushed put of his committee chair..the very comittee which will initiate the hearings on all the reform proposals...This will also come up...
4. Lastly, there's the very question of Hastert's future itself. The conventional wisdom is that he will retire after next term; indeed, after his re-election this fall an announcement was expected. However, if a clean broom does indeed sweep through the GOP leadership in the House, then events can accelerate.. Why keep him in place?
Remember what a huge surprise his election was to all of us when Livingston was forced to step aside? His name wasn't even being mentioned, then all of a sudden..bam..Speaker of the House Hastert. How he does at this press conference, his effectiveness; may well be determinative. If it's a poor performance, the GOP congresscritters may well decide to revamp the entire ladership structure...
FYI
2:00; I'll be watching.
Watching the WH presser now...
they're grilling Scott on Abamhoff
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Great Drier the rino poodle is now running things....We've lost the republic!
Running what?
Lobbying reform in the House. The need for reform, deeply disturbed by those that have broken the rules of the House and the law..
watching now
"they're grilling Scott on Abamhoff"
Are they asking him about the Indian tribe contributions to Harry Reid???
/sarc.
Running the house. Chairman Dryer up next. Fact finding trips important, private travel has been abused. Should be able to accept baseball caps and t-shirts. Comprehensive reform is the right thing to do.
That tie is awful!
Dier is the new majority leader????
You got that right. Is he through swooning over Arno?This "guy" is one of the biggest RINOs in the Republican Party.
OOps ... remind myself to actually read the TV
Dier is the new Rules Committee Chairman
He's the Acting ML
Wait, no he's not BLUNT is.......I think
We the people are the ultimate losers. Throw ALL of the rascals out.
OMG .. so I was kind of right?
acting Majority leader???
OMG .. The left has been after him for years
what was our side thinking
Scott did not acquit himself well answering questions about Abramoff.
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