Posted on 02/02/2006 1:00:02 PM PST by ArmyBratproud
... Boehner is expected to bring a new style to the leader’s post after pledging during the campaign to involve more members in the legislative process and to offer an olive branch of sorts to House Democrats.
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Better call his office folks! Tell him we DONT WANT Democrats to make policy. Sure looks like he will let them.
The conservative agenda just took a big hit.
I don't entirely trust Boehner. What do others know and think about him?
You mean comparing him to Delay, right? I would think he would be better than status quo we have now but not sure.
A deputy to former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.), Boehner is expected to bring a new style to the leader’s post after pledging during the campaign to involve more members in the legislative process and to offer an olive branch of sorts to House Democrats.Boehner has long been considered DeLay’s chief rival, and he pledged during his campaign to renew many of the ideals that characterized the so-called Republican Revolution spear-headed by Gingrich.
Doesn't sound to bad to me.
Supposedly he's a fiscal conservative. I have no proof of it. that's just what I've been told.
Olive Branch please. In one of the most undereported two years ago a dem congressman from Louisiana became Republican largely because of the tactics of Pelosi. If she is in charge and the olive branch is extended to her its naivte to an extreme. If he extends it to people outside the leadership(sane dems) perhaps it will work
Where are you getting this OLIVE BRANCH CRAP??
Probably a formality. He's expecting the Dems to spit on the olive branch, so that he can say that he at least tried when he marginalizes the hell out of them.
Well, we had the Hammer...but some folks demanded he be removed....
This is who we get. They brought it about. If folks don't like it, talk to those that demanded Delay's removal.
And once again, put the WHOLE QUOTE:
A deputy to former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.), Boehner is expected to bring a new style to the leader’s post after pledging during the campaign to involve more members in the legislative process and to offer an olive branch of sorts to House Democrats.
Boehner has long been considered DeLay’s chief rival, and he pledged during his campaign to renew many of the ideals that characterized the so-called Republican Revolution spear-headed by Gingrich
It does when you leave that part out, though, doesn't it? :-)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1570299/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1570380/posts
A couple of other threads on this topic. These are NOT duplicates.
http://realclearpolitics.com/index.html
John Boehner Elected New House Majority Leader, 122-109
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I think you will find he is a conservative, a reformer and does not take pork home to his district .
http://www.truthlaidbear.com/archives/2006/02/02/john_boehners_opportunity.php#002146
This is a good one.The importance of Shadegg's influence on the race.
We don't need to extend an olive branch to the Rats, we need to bash them over the head with a sledgehammer.
Boehner has a 91% rating by the Christian Coalition and a 0% rating by NARAL.
His voting record looks good to me....
http://www.ontheissues.org/OH/John_Boehner.htm
Another RINO - Bush and Rove must be estatic.
I don't see this as a direct quote from Boehner. It could just as easily be the pipe dream of the writer or an interpretation of Boehner's campaign. It's just too early to tell. I'm more interested in action anyway.
One of the underreported stories of last year is how all the Democrats voted in block in the House. You have blue dogs voting with Pelosi which has meant that House Republicans have been held hostage by their weak sisters the RINO's.
Hopefully the olive branch means getting those blue dogs to vote with us again rather than with Pelosi so we won't have to worry about RINO's like Charlie Bass.
He is not a RINO!
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