[MikeA]

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.

[EDINVA]

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 ?

[Onelifetogive]

I suspect that Blunt was the pure political choice, while Shadegg was the pure conservative "idealist" choice. Boehner was probably the conservative "realist" choice...

[Republican Wildcat]

Jim McDermott's nightmare - recall that Boehner is one of the guys that sued him for taping that call between him and Newt.

[jmc813]

[b4its2late]

Help me out here.

Is this good or bad?

[Siena Dreaming]

Well, one thing you can say for Boehner...he has tenacity.

He followed McDermott like a pit bull in court until McDermott was shown to be guilty.

He may be a great choice.

[DM1]

huh i thought it would have been Blunt

[dson7_ck1249]

Boehner seems to be solid...apparently Shadegg backed out midway through, so probably his supporters went over to Boehner.
More coverage here:
http://www.townhall.com/blogs/capitolreport/TimChapman/story/2006/02/02/184978.html

[Wolfstar]

Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio

[Sloth]

Former Vice-President Al Gore pictured with Boehner in November 200.

[Siena Dreaming]

Boehner has always struck me as someone who doesn't care for the media limelight at all.

I think he's a behind the scenes guy...and I think he has earned a lot of trust being this way. When I first heard his name as a possibility a few weeks back, I thought he was the right man.

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[hattend]

I hope he lives up to the phonetic pronunciation of his name. The Pubs need a boner (or a spine)

[Theodore R.]

Wasn't Blunt the choice of the White House?

[BoBToMatoE]

Boehner is by far less conservative than Roy. I dont get the Shadegg endorsment for Boehner.

That said, I dont think Roy ran a very good campaign. Instead of engaging people on ideas and reminding members of accomplishments - it was like i dunno - it just didnt work.

[ExSoldier]

I think he's a RINO. Very much against the 2nd Amendment.

[Kjobs]

Yes! We love him here in SW Ohio...

[savedbygrace]

So the puubbies aren't really serious about lobbying & pork reform, eh? Could cost them in 2006. We might see a Speaker Pelosi after all.

Sad.

[waverna]

Maybe they can share the position & have a blunt boner..