Boehner chosen as new Majority Leader

NRO ^ | 2/2/06

[ZGuy]

IT'S BOEHNER, 122-109

[isrul]

If he is a conservative, the msm can and will lay a glove on him and bare knuckles, too. Then when he's down, they'll use their feet to kick his teeth out.

[Howlin]

The White House didn't have a choice.

[mosquitobite]

Very nice!

[eraser2005]

Not this SW Ohioan.... :)

[STARWISE]

122 to 109 - 2nd ballot

[tiredoflaundry]

Only if I could find a picture of Boehner on a horse............. ;-)

[deport]

I know this is going to come as a huge shock to the usuall collection of Freepers but the Congress is a Co Equal branch of Govt.

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Would a bucket of cold water help them?.......

[Howlin]

So how does he score with you?

[defconw]

2004 Representative Boehner supported the interests of the National Rifle Association 92 percent during their legislative career up until 2004.

[Reagan Man]

Geez, that's wonderful.

[Peach]

Representative Chris Shays, a Connecticut Republican, said he believes that Boehner is even closer to lobbyists than Blunt. ``The problem John faces is that he's so close to K Street; that's the challenge he's got,'' said Shays, who's backing Blunt.

That clinches it for me. I lived in CT and if Shays backed Blunt, I'll back the other guy. Every time.

And memo to Chris Shays: You ALL have a problem with lobbyists and trying to pretend you're squeaky clean doesn't fool anyone.

[Howlin]

Can't he still work on that?

[eraser2005]

Free of taint?

HA! The man is too close to K street - as he showed with his tobacco checks...

[EDINVA]

Shadegg was the most conservative of the 3, but McCain supported him cause they're both from AZ, rather than philosophical kinship

[BigSkyFreeper]

That said, I dont think Roy ran a very good campaign.

Blunt had ties with DeLay and Abramoff. The last thing the Republicans need is to prolong this scandal by elevating another implicated politician to such a high position of authority that the media can kick around and continue the "era of corruption" cabal.

[Howlin]

Think again:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1570299/posts?page=156#156

[defconw]

ROFLMBO!

[Peach]

I'm so glad you're not here right now to witness how the food just fell out of my mouth when I read your post. Not very ladylike nor are the guffaws I'm uttering right now.

[ExSoldier]

Okay, I stand corrected THANK GOD. Is there an antigun RINO or a RAT for that matter that sounds like this guy's name I might have confused with?

[Fudd Fan]

That's what I thought. I don't put any stock in who McCain endorses, either way.