[fieldmarshaldj]

These are the shenanigans as of this morning, will see how the afternoon goes...

[fieldmarshaldj]

*ping*

[BillyBoy]

>> The last time it took more than one ballot to elect a speaker was in 1866 <<

DemocRAT translation: It was so much easier to do this from 1870-1960 when we had a corrupt one-party dictatorship in NC.

[DeFault User]

A majority of the House is needed to elect the speaker. With all 120 House members in attendance, a majority would be 61 votes.

Let me know if I've got this straight. If one member from one party or the other is out for the day, the other party can then vote as the majority and elect the Speaker. Except if the Republicans have 5 dissidents voting for someone else, 6 Dims have got to be out for the Republicans to elect the Speaker? The Pubbies better get their act together before another member gets in a traffic jam or can't get out of his bathrobe.

Looks like the odds favor the Dims.

[OldFriend]

Let me know if they are there so long they have to use the wastebaskets to relieve themselves.

[defeat_the_dem_igods]

Studying the Speaker Squabble

Daily Journal for January 30, 2003

By JOHN HOOD

"As recently as September, Decker told Winston-Salem radio station WSJS-AM that Speaker Black was a poor leader who had led the House into chaos and had helped lead the state into fiscal meltdown. Now, the 18-year veteran says that Black is the best man for the job. Perhaps that is debatable. It is obvious, however, who is not up to his job."

entire article

[Constitution Day]

I can't believe this is STILL going on.
Keep me posted; I will keep checking from CPAC.

[ForOurFuture]

I assume the vote is anonymous?

[Lancey Howard]

A couple of questions:

1. Did anybody find out what dirt the scumbag Democrats have on this guy Decker? Is he a pedophile?

2. What's the deal with the five "dissident" Republicans? Is it ideological? Is Morgan a true conservative while Holmes is some kind of scumbag "moderate"? The other way around? What do these five have against Holmes?

Thanks!
LH

[fieldmarshaldj]

Summation of today's events:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/832900/posts