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Meet Dan Boren, the lone Democrat in Oklahoma's Congressional Delegation (may challenge Pelosi)
A friend at OU who is close to the family ^
| 10 November 2006
| A friend at OU who is close to the family
Posted on 11/10/2006 12:41:34 PM PST by Vigilanteman
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
Boren has an A- rating from Gun Owners of America. So the question is, do we want the dims to have a sane rational person like him to be Speaker? Or do want to destroy them in '08 after a Pelosi nightmare? Anyone?
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posted on
11/10/2006 1:37:12 PM PST
by
Clump
(Your family may not be safe, but at least their library records will be.)
To: Vigilanteman
Boren is a Dem, with all that entails, but he's at least sane and relatively intelligent.
He would be a VASTLY superior alternative to the odious and idiotic Pelosi.
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posted on
11/10/2006 1:37:13 PM PST
by
JustaCowgirl
(Democrats support a fair voting process in the same way they 'support' the troops.)
To: PhiKapMom
Tulsa is in Sullivan's district not Boren's. I don't know where you get your info but all of Tulsa is in Congressional District #1 which I just checked to make sure. Dan Boren has NE OK and Little Dixie which is all the way down the eastern side of OK until it meets up with the 4th Congressional district. That is correct. Dan Boren easily won re-election on Tuesday, he did have a Republican challenger but it was not even close. I can't remember if Boren voted for Pelosi to be minority leader or not, now I wish I had kept all those letters he sends to his voters that tells how he votes!!!
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posted on
11/10/2006 1:37:50 PM PST
by
yellowdoghunter
(Vote out the RINO's. Volunteer to help get Conservatives elected!)
To: CharlesWayneCT
Remember, speaker is voted on by the entire house. We only need 12 democrats to vote with a unified republican vote and Boren could be speaker.
There's definitely some confusion regarding this point at various websites, but this appears to be definitive:
At the commencement of each Congress, the Speaker, the four (4) Deputy Speakers, the Secretary General and the Sergeant-at-Arms shall be elected viva voce in successive order by a majority vote of all the Members, Provided, That in the election of the Speaker, the Secretary General shall call the roll and record the vote of each Member which shall be cast without explanation.
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House Rules In which case, I predict a whole helluva lot of triangulation from America's Top Ugly Leftist in the next two months.
To: Dane
I think they are just threatening in the hopes she will pick better committee chairs. Not so they can be speaker. I think republicans would vote for a conservative democrat speaker to keep Pelosi out, so the blue dogs wouldn't have to vote for a republican, but it's hard to imagine a democrat going into speaker without his own party support.
But the question that should be asked for every conservative democrat is this -- if the terrorists succeed in taking out our leadership, do they really believe Nancy Pelosi is ready or able to be the President of the United States?
To: bpjam
Link to the Congressional map for Oklahoma:
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/findyourreps.xpd?state=OK
1st district is Tulsa; 2nd district is NE OK and down the eastern side of the state and north of Tulsa; 3rd district is western oklahoma and northern OK meeting up with the 2nd; 4th district is part of OK County and south to the border and across south OK until it meets the 2nd district; and 5th district is most of Oklahoma County and several surrounding counties to the east.
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posted on
11/10/2006 1:38:51 PM PST
by
PhiKapMom
( Go Sooners! Thanks Aggies for your 12th Man!)
To: Southside_Chicago_Republican
To: yellowdoghunter
Wasn't he a Freshman because he took Carson's seat? I cannot even remember who challenged him. I cannot remember if he voted for her or not but as a Freshman did he have a vote in the Caucus before he was sworn in?
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posted on
11/10/2006 1:40:53 PM PST
by
PhiKapMom
( Go Sooners! Thanks Aggies for your 12th Man!)
To: Clump
So the question is, do we want the dims to have a sane rational person like him to be Speaker? Or do want to destroy them in '08 after a Pelosi nightmare? Anyone? That is a good question. One that is hard to answer at this very moment.
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posted on
11/10/2006 1:41:01 PM PST
by
yellowdoghunter
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To: yellowdoghunter
That is correct. Dan Boren easily won re-election on Tuesday, he did have a Republican challenger but it was not even close. I can't remember if Boren voted for Pelosi to be minority leader or not, now I wish I had kept all those letters he sends to his voters that tells how he votes!!! He did, when the 109th Congress convened in January 2005, the votes for Speaker went down party lines, thus Boren voted for Pelosi to be the leader of the democrat caucus.
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posted on
11/10/2006 1:41:07 PM PST
by
Dane
("Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" Ronald Reagan, 1987)
To: Vigilanteman
If the D's are smart, they
will select somebody other than Pelosi. If her reign as minority leader is any indication, she's completely unequal to the job of Speaker.
A Pelosi speakership translates into a Republican president in '08.
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posted on
11/10/2006 1:42:29 PM PST
by
r9etb
To: PhiKapMom
Yes, he took Carson's seat (Thank God)...:) but I do not know if he was able to vote at that time or not. I cannot remember who challenged him either because they never have any chance of beating him.
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posted on
11/10/2006 1:43:51 PM PST
by
yellowdoghunter
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To: Clump
Hard choice. However, I would have to say...... I would want what is best for the country.
There is just to much at stake to have loons in charge. I know we can't win every election, so we really do need to have some sane people on the other side.
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posted on
11/10/2006 1:44:07 PM PST
by
kara37
To: r9etb
If the D's are smart, they will select somebody other than Pelosi. If her reign as minority leader is any indication, she's completely unequal to the job of Speaker. They aren't. Like I said before, Pelosi has the votes sewn up to be Speaker better than a San Francisco drag queen's dress.
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posted on
11/10/2006 1:45:47 PM PST
by
Dane
("Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" Ronald Reagan, 1987)
To: kara37
I would want what is best for the country. There is just to much at stake to have loons in charge. I know we can't win every election, so we really do need to have some sane people on the other side. I agree with that answer.
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posted on
11/10/2006 1:45:57 PM PST
by
yellowdoghunter
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To: yellowdoghunter
That's the good thing about this election, Pelosi and the other kook cockroaches are finally going to be exposed to the light for all to see.
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posted on
11/10/2006 1:46:48 PM PST
by
dfwgator
To: kara37
I tend to agree with you.
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posted on
11/10/2006 1:48:32 PM PST
by
Clump
(Your family may not be safe, but at least their library records will be.)
To: dfwgator
Exactly. When most people find out that a San Fran. liberal is running the show in the House of Representatives.....it may not go over to well.
However, I am under no illusions. The Democrats would love to have the first women in history be Speaker of the House, which is why Pelosi will fight so hard for this position.
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posted on
11/10/2006 1:50:25 PM PST
by
yellowdoghunter
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To: Vigilanteman
I would expect that in this case, Dan Boren being young is an asset. The older one gets, the more risk averse we seem to become. And for good reason. Family responsibilities, job security etc. The Boren family has a good reputation in Oklahoma and come as close to being non-RATS as can be expected for them to still hold their political offices and livelihood. Sounds like a great idea to huddle with Republicans and get a speaker that is not anti-American. Sure worth consideration.
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posted on
11/10/2006 1:50:39 PM PST
by
mountainfolk
(God Bless President George Bush)
To: RexBeach
Sounds like too good a man. Hasn't got a chance.Sounds like the old Leo Durocher saying, NICE GUYS FINISH LAST...although that isn't really the quote...What Leo said when asked the prospects of his team he answered, "THEY'RE ALL NICE GUYS. THEY'LL PROBABLY FINISH LAST.
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posted on
11/10/2006 1:52:07 PM PST
by
Hildy
(RUDY GUILIANI FOR PRESIDENT IN 2008)
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