Posted on 01/04/2011 6:19:02 AM PST by Libloather
New Speaker Vows to Share Powera Tricky Proposition
JANUARY 4, 2011
By NAFTALI BENDAVID And PATRICK O'CONNOR
When John Boehner takes over one of the most powerful jobs in Washington this week, he says his first order of business is to make himself less powerful.
On Wednesday the new speaker of the House of Representatives plans to offer a package of rule changes that, he says, will give minority-party members more of a say and decentralize power. In short, Ohio Republican Mr. Boehner is promising he'll be a different figure from many speakers throughout historyfrom Republican Joseph Cannon a century ago to his immediate predecessor, Democrat Nancy Pelosiwho kept a tighter leash.
But there's a reason so many speakers try to keep close control: It works.
(Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ...
It’s beginning to look that way!!!
This really ticks me off! Hasn’t the GOP learned anything in the past two years?????
And while Boehner is proposing this, Senate Democrats are working feverishly towards weakening the filibuster rules so that they can cut the Republican minority completely out of the Senate process.
It could.
Lots of House Speakers come in saying LOTS of things. Like Pee Louse, who claimed she would ‘drain the swamp’ of corruption?
I’m willing to A) Bitch at Boehner, and B) Wait and see.
I've been out of touch on a new job so I don't post much...just lurk.
I'm really beginning to think that the US is a lost cause and that I need to find an island somewhere.
Grounds? Bait and switch.
Leni
Boner didn't listen to the voters November 2010 - we don't want a power sharing system inside the beltway. We want a repeal of what has happened over the last two years.
If Boner is incapable of understanding this then he needs to be defeated in 2012.
It is that plane and simple - do the job you said you were going to do and we voted for or go home and stay there.
Stuck on stupid.
Same bulls%&t Newt pulled...will they ever learn?
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Maybe we should MinuteGal's idea for the Repo's in Congress to chew on:
The new freshmen/women should ask him to resign as leader.....or call for a vote to dismiss him.
Grounds? Bait and switch.
I suspect that Boehner will be walking this statement back soon.
He better. We DID NOT vote for this.
what is his email for those outside his district?
Yeah, sometimes the Republicans truly deserve, because they’ve earned it, to be called the Stupid Party. Stupid is as stupid does.
LOL! I love it!
America speaking out is down
Boehner has given the Dems nothing so far. All he's done
From the article:
"Mr. Boehner has promised to give more power to committee chairmen, and to put cameras in meetings of the powerful Rules Committee, which sets guidelines for congressional debate."
And he's going to publish the text of proposed bills for 3 days before voting.
And you FReepers FReak out over politically wise, but operationally inconsequential things he says?
Laura Ingraham sometimes gets her panties in a twist over nothing too.
GOOD.
This guy didn't learn a thing. IDIOT.
WE WANT POWER. Sheeeesh.
ah Gawd. Forget the future, we are toast.
How about *elections have consequences*?
J.M.J.
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