Posted on 11/20/2008 9:38:39 AM PST by St. Louis Conservative
(The Politico) Rep Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) has won round one in his bid to unseat Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) as chairman of the powerhouse commerce committee.
Waxman won a critical preliminary vote on the Dem's steering committee vote 25-22. The vote goes to the full caucus, likely tomorrow.
A steering win doesn't always translate into a caucus victory -- but it's a big step for Waxman.
Dingell supporters downplayed the Wednesday vote, arguing the Democrats' Steering and Policy Committee is misrepresentative of the broader caucus.
"We're in a much stronger position with the rank-and-file," Pennsylvania Rep. Mike Doyle said on a conference call right after the vote.
Waxman won Round 2 also. By a vote of 137 to 122 the Democrat Caucus voted to replace Dingell. Waxman says Dingell will be Chairman Emeritus & can keep his office. But Waxman is the new Chairman of this powerful committee.
Here comes under the table money Waxman grins.
D0uche Bag beats Dingle Berry.
Waxman can store a kilo of coke in his left nostril.
Yeah....some headlines just write themselves......
One Communist beats another Communist. Dingell’s version of Socialism, however, was more worker friendly. Waxman may go far enough to create a backlash and push blue collar voters back into the GOP fold.
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