Posted on 11/08/2006 11:21:53 AM PST by poisonivy27
We could use some Congressional leadership that is activist and that stands for something.
Damn. I just hate that "Minority" leader thing....
Pence is a good choice to start rebuilding in the House. Immigration is the only area that he's going to fall short on for a lot of conservatives, but we can't be but so picky at this point. And his plan was at least a little bit better than President Bush's...and hey, maybe he can be convinced to tighten his views on the border.
}:-)4
Pence is articulate, which is not a common characteristic among Republicans.
He needs to be a little more conservative on border security, but none of the other GOP survivors in this Congress are going to be tough on border security.
I listened to Mike Pence's radio show for years. I know this man is a true conservative through and through.
Pence Please!
According to Rush, Pence's "idol" is Ronald Reagan.
I've heard him speak quite a bit lately; I was very impressed with him. I think he could even be a candidate for higher office.
But it's not going to happen; the FR Border Patrol despise him.
It has to be said: hastert always came across as a slightly confused tub of lard.
I agree. The Republicans need to find the most dynamic leaders in the fold and push them foreword regardless of seniority. Hastert, the ex wrestling coach, was a good man but a back bencher in a media age. Frist was Trent Lott with 30 IQ points added on. Politics has become a dog fight, so we need some tough dogs. The days of "comity" and Orin Hatch "clubiness" are over. You want to sing in a glee club, go sing in a glee club, if you want to win, kick ass and take names.
Does anyone have a picture?
Throw Bohnier, Blunt and reynolds under the bus.
The sooner the better.
I'm starting to think the country may have moved a little to the right last night.
To win, the democrats let quite a few moderate conservatives into their tent.
With a persuasive conservative representing us in the house, building relationships with those moderate dems, and some fresh conservative grass root efforts, in a few years we may find that both parties became more conservative than they were on 11/7/06.
I liked Pence a lot until his immigration "compromise".
Sigh....finally a Republican with backbone...Mike Pence
Sigh....finally a Republican with backbone...Mike Pence
Ironically, though, with the exception of Tancredo, most of the notable GOP border hawks were defeated. Pence might very well be about as anti-immigration as they come at this point.
I'm sure whoever Pelosi puts in charge of immigration won't compromise in the slightest.
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