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New Speaker Vows to Share Power - a Tricky Proposition (with the RATS? Uh, oh.)
WSJ ^ | 1/04/11 | NAFTALI BENDAVID And PATRICK O'CONNOR

Posted on 01/04/2011 6:19:02 AM PST by Libloather

New Speaker Vows to Share Power—a 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 history—from Republican Joseph Cannon a century ago to his immediate predecessor, Democrat Nancy Pelosi—who 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 ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 112th; boehner; congress; house; jackwagon; johnboehner; mambypamby; new; power; powerboehnerhouse; proposition; rino; share; speaker; trentlottwannabe; tricky; vows
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To: GourmetDan

It’s beginning to look that way!!!

This really ticks me off! Hasn’t the GOP learned anything in the past two years?????


61 posted on 01/04/2011 6:44:24 AM PST by alice_in_bubbaland (DeMint/Ryan 2012!!!!!)
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner; saganite

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.


62 posted on 01/04/2011 6:45:05 AM PST by Hoodat (Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. - (Rom 8:37))
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To: Crawdad

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.


63 posted on 01/04/2011 6:45:38 AM PST by Lazamataz (If Illegal Aliens are Undocumented Workers, than Thieves are Undocumented Shoppers.)
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To: Lazamataz
I'm with you.

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.

64 posted on 01/04/2011 6:45:42 AM PST by Abundy
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To: Libloather
The new freshmen/women should ask him to resign as leader.....or call for a vote to dismiss him.

Grounds? Bait and switch.

Leni

65 posted on 01/04/2011 6:46:12 AM PST by MinuteGal
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To: GeronL
Didn't Boner learn anything under Bush ‘43? Power sharing was tried there and it failed miserably because the dimocrats didn't want to share power - they wanted it all.

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.

66 posted on 01/04/2011 6:47:10 AM PST by Nip (TANSTAAFL)
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To: Libloather

Stuck on stupid.


67 posted on 01/04/2011 6:47:13 AM PST by PogySailor (The ruling class will not go down easily. And neither will their paid hacks.)
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To: Libloather

Same bulls%&t Newt pulled...will they ever learn?


68 posted on 01/04/2011 6:50:04 AM PST by ontap
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To: All
Interesting response from his office:

Thank you for contacting the Office of the House Republican Leader. Your thoughts are important to me and are appreciated. Due to the volume of E-mail I receive, it may not be possible to personally respond to your comments. If you would like to share and debate your priorities in real-time with members of Congress and other Americans, please visit America Speaking Out. America Speaking Out is an effort by the House Republican Conference to engage Americans across the country and give them a voice in creating a new agenda for Congress. I hope you will take a moment to join the hundreds of thousands of citizens that are communicating directly with Congress and each other via this groundbreaking project.

Visit America Speaking Out now.

Sincerely,

John A. Boehner
Republican Leader

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.

69 posted on 01/04/2011 6:50:18 AM PST by Abundy
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Be polite, straightforward and firm. Write John Boehner at the ;

House of Representatives.


70 posted on 01/04/2011 6:51:30 AM PST by pyx (Rule#1.The LEFT lies.Rule#2.See Rule#1. IF THE LEFT CONTROLS THE LANGUAGE, IT CONTROLS THE ARGUMENT.)
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To: Libloather

I suspect that Boehner will be walking this statement back soon.

He better. We DID NOT vote for this.


71 posted on 01/04/2011 6:51:35 AM PST by denydenydeny (Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views, beyond the comprehension of the weak-Adams)
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To: Abundy

what is his email for those outside his district?


72 posted on 01/04/2011 6:53:18 AM PST by midnightcat
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To: Hoodat

Yeah, sometimes the Republicans truly deserve, because they’ve earned it, to be called the Stupid Party. Stupid is as stupid does.


73 posted on 01/04/2011 6:53:43 AM PST by saganite (What happens to taglines? Is there a termination date?)
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To: Libloather

LOL! I love it!


74 posted on 01/04/2011 6:54:12 AM PST by Huck (Do talk radio hosts get paid extra when they use the word "impugn"? It sure seems like it.)
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To: Abundy

America speaking out is down


75 posted on 01/04/2011 6:54:42 AM PST by papertyger
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To: Libloather
My goodness, what a bunch of knee-jerks you FReepers are!

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.

76 posted on 01/04/2011 6:56:10 AM PST by FroggyTheGremlim
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To: Libloather
SHARING
77 posted on 01/04/2011 6:56:15 AM PST by FrankR (The Evil Are Powerless If The Good Are Unafraid! - R. Reagan)
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To: Libloather
Laura Ingraham is ALL over this on her radio show right now.

GOOD.

This guy didn't learn a thing. IDIOT.

WE WANT POWER. Sheeeesh.

78 posted on 01/04/2011 6:57:35 AM PST by onyx (PLEASE SUPPORT FREE REPUBLIC BY DONATING NOW!)
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To: Libloather

ah Gawd. Forget the future, we are toast.


79 posted on 01/04/2011 6:58:44 AM PST by dforest
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner
This idiot didn’t learn a damned thing while under Pelosi’s thumb for four years.

How about *elections have consequences*?

J.M.J.

80 posted on 01/04/2011 6:59:06 AM PST by onyx (PLEASE SUPPORT FREE REPUBLIC BY DONATING NOW!)
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