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Boehner chosen as new Majority Leader
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| 2/2/06
Posted on 02/02/2006 10:51:37 AM PST by ZGuy
IT'S BOEHNER, 122-109
TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: 109th; boehner; gop; johnboehner; majorityleader; ohio; republican
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To: ZGuy
Rep. John A. Boehner voted last month against a bill "cracking down on illegal immigration"
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posted on
02/02/2006 10:59:51 AM PST
by
VU4G10
(Have You Forgotten?)
To: doug from upland; hipaatwo; meema; MarineMom613; small voice in the wilderness; gopwinsin04; ...
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posted on
02/02/2006 10:59:55 AM PST
by
defconw
(Bushbot,SnowFlake,Levinite, Dittohead,Hannitized and Sam's Club Member.)
To: BigSkyFreeper
I liked him a lot. I just wondered if he could herd cats, you know?
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posted on
02/02/2006 10:59:58 AM PST
by
Howlin
(Why don't you just report the news, instead of what might be the news? - Donald Rumsfeld 1/25/2006)
To: ZGuy
Heheheheheheh. They picked a dude named Boner. Heheheheheheheh.
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posted on
02/02/2006 11:00:23 AM PST
by
jmc813
(John Shadegg for Majority Leader)
To: ZGuy
I'm from Missouri (though not in Blunt's district), and while I think he's a pretty decent guy, the Abramoff issue is liable to be a distraction to him. Now that may not be fair to him, but I think the party needs someone there who can stay focused on being majority leader. As much as I like Tom DeLay, I think he's been less effective because he's had to mess with the whole Ronnie Earle crap.
I have to say, however, that I don't know much about Boehner. I was hoping Shadegg would win.
But in any case, I'm sure that Blunt will not let this interfere with his loyalty to the party. Afterall, his son Matt needs to be re-elected in 2008.
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posted on
02/02/2006 11:00:25 AM PST
by
TravisBickle
(The War on Terror: Win It There or Fight It Here)
To: ZGuy
Is his name pronounced "Boner"? If so, I bet he had it hard as a kid in public schools...
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posted on
02/02/2006 11:00:27 AM PST
by
dubie
To: VRWCmember
Some of these people just post crap like that without thinking -- or are they thinking? :-)
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posted on
02/02/2006 11:00:46 AM PST
by
Howlin
(Why don't you just report the news, instead of what might be the news? - Donald Rumsfeld 1/25/2006)
To: Non-Sequitur; Howlin
Watch out for the payback for those who voted against him. I believe it was a secret ballot.
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posted on
02/02/2006 11:01:12 AM PST
by
Uncledave
(It takes some pretty serious yodeling to call for a filibuster from a five-star ski resort)
To: Bush gal in LA
122-109, according to Fox.
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posted on
02/02/2006 11:01:40 AM PST
by
Terpfen
(72-25: The Democrats mounted a failibuster!)
To: ZGuy
Good. Blunt was an idiot who took months to get a $40 billion budget reduction done and couldn't even get ANWR or the Patriot Act passed. I would have preferred Shadegg, but Boehner is fine. He's got the spirt of 1994 in him so hopefully he'll be active in lobbying and pork reform, getting some better budget cutting and getting Bush's agenda passed. Blunt was a disaster. Thank God he's not going to be majority leader.
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posted on
02/02/2006 11:01:43 AM PST
by
MikeA
To: Primetimedonna
"What do we know about Boehner?"
He is against immigration controls.
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posted on
02/02/2006 11:01:51 AM PST
by
B4Ranch
(No expiration date is on the Oath to protect America from all enemies, foreign and domestic.)
To: Uncledave
Oh, I hope so!
Still...........LOL.
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posted on
02/02/2006 11:01:56 AM PST
by
Howlin
(Why don't you just report the news, instead of what might be the news? - Donald Rumsfeld 1/25/2006)
To: Right Wing Assault
Boener:
Boner:
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posted on
02/02/2006 11:02:14 AM PST
by
COBOL2Java
(Freedom isn't free, but the men and women of the military will pay most of your share)
To: dubie
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posted on
02/02/2006 11:02:29 AM PST
by
Howlin
(Why don't you just report the news, instead of what might be the news? - Donald Rumsfeld 1/25/2006)
To: Howlin
Hey, Howlin, these characters would complain no matter who was selected.
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posted on
02/02/2006 11:02:36 AM PST
by
Redleg Duke
(Kennedy and Kerry, the two Commissars of the Peoples' Republic of Massachusetts!)
To: ZGuy
so is this good?
I'm assuming the vote had to do with distancing the House Republicans from DeLay ? DId Shadegg hurt Blount ? WIll everybody be buddies now that the race is over ?
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posted on
02/02/2006 11:02:48 AM PST
by
EDINVA
To: Primetimedonna
Boehner's 'no pork' pledge rankles:
Hurricane Katrina No Pork Pledge
Last Update: September 30, 2005
The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) unveiled its Hurricane Katrina No Pork Pledge at a press conference alongside members of Congress on September 8. With the rebuilding in the Gulf states expected to cost more in the first year than the past three years of the Iraq war combined, the potential for pork-barrel spending in the upcoming federal disaster relief measures is enormous. By signing the pledge, members of Congress vow to oppose any project or provision that is not directly related to the impact of Hurricane Katrina in any supplemental appropriations bill that provides funds for hurricane relief.
The following members of Congress have signed the No Pork Pledge:
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.)
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.)
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-Md.)
Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio)
Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Ohio)
Rep. Chris Chocola (R-Ind.)
Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.)
Rep. Tom Feeney (R-Fla.)
Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.)
Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.)
Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas)
Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.)
Rep. Jefferson Miller (R-Fla.)
Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio)
Rep. John Shadegg (R-Ariz.)
Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-Kans.)
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-Ga.)
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posted on
02/02/2006 11:03:01 AM PST
by
Grampa Dave
(The NY Slimes has been committing treason and sedition for decades.)
To: ZGuy
I suspect that Blunt was the pure political choice, while Shadegg was the pure conservative "idealist" choice. Boehner was probably the conservative "realist" choice...
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posted on
02/02/2006 11:03:06 AM PST
by
Onelifetogive
(* Sarcasm tag ALWAYS required. For some FReepers, sarcasm can NEVER be obvious enough.)
To: Bahbah
You are from Missouri, right??
How do you feel about Boehner, instead of Blunt getting Majority Leader??
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posted on
02/02/2006 11:03:14 AM PST
by
Txsleuth
(l drink tea, not kool-aid.)
To: Primetimedonna
What do we know about Boehner?He was instrumental in shoving through the Contract on America.
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posted on
02/02/2006 11:03:17 AM PST
by
Howlin
(Why don't you just report the news, instead of what might be the news? - Donald Rumsfeld 1/25/2006)
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