You are from Missouri, are you in Blunt's corner over Shadegg because of a 'home team' preference.
Here is what I heard Major Garrett say on Laura INgraham this am and IMHO it makes sense: The new GOP leadership has to remove all vestiges of the Tom Delay 'regime' to get back on an ethical track.
1. Boehner will survive because he's been in only since January. He had butted heads against delay back in 1998 and was kicked out of leadership back then because of it.
2. Blunt was a Delay protege. Blunt refused to bend on earmarks in January when it was time to seriously reform it.
Shadegg was ahead of the curve and Shadegg is all about getting back to conservative principles and issues.
Yes and no.
It is true I am from SW Missouri and Congressman Blunt is my representative.
It is also true, though, that Roy is a very effective whip. He does his job very well.
If we were honestly concerned about our leadership we whould be booting Boehner for Pence and keeping Blunt.
I hope the fact that Boehner had to saber rattle another congressman to drop out of the minority leader race will backfire on him.
Boehner is not a leader. Period. The 109th congress proved it.