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To: BillyBoy; sickoflibs; fieldmarshaldj; AuH2ORepublican; GOPsterinMA; Clintonfatigued

“I ended up being speaker longer than anyone in the country.”

Not quite. Hastert was the longest serving Republican Speaker. 3 rats served longer. Rayburn has everyone beat by a wide margin. Interesting, most Speakers don’t last long, usually cause the other party takes over the House. #2 and #3, O’Neill and McCormack both served during the 40 years of darkness.

Hastert deserves a good deal of the blame for 2006 and 2008 so I’m not really interested in his glowing opinion of Romney.

I found it amusing that minority leader Boehner was our nominee for Speaker in 2007, even though Hastert was still in the House and hadn’t decided to resign yet.

We really need a good Speaker to go along with a good President. Both Newt and Hastert had their failings in the office. Boehner does not impress so far.


17 posted on 03/28/2012 6:04:05 PM PDT by Impy (Don't call me red.)
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To: Impy; All

Poor Newt, he’s confused.

“We really need a good Speaker to go along with a good President. Both Newt and Hastert had their failings in the office. Boehner does not impress so far.”

Hastert make Boehner look like Hercules by comparison. Go cry in the corner, you sissy.


20 posted on 03/29/2012 7:50:40 AM PDT by GOPsterinMA (Has Mittens won one "Red State" yet?)
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To: Impy

Michelle Bachmann would make a tremendous Speaker.


21 posted on 03/29/2012 7:55:55 AM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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