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| Steny Hoyer wins House Majority Leader position |
| 2006-11-16 |
| By a lot. |
| Posted by:Seafarious |
| #14 The Republicans do indeed have a lot of work to do, but we can be grateful that the Democrats are at least sensible enough to give them someone to work with. A good omen for the next two years -- may both parties do much more of the same, for the sake of the whole world. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-11-16 23:21 |
| #13 Pelosi owns a grape farm (winery). Does Pelosi hire legal grape pickers ? I think Pelosi is weak, and the right compromise candidate can beat her for Speaker. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-11-16 21:32 |
| #12 yeah for Steny!! Another victory for the DLC! May it be the first of many. |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2006-11-16 16:27 |
| #11 O.S. I was not trying to say that Lott is as bad as surrounded by scandal, but lets face it. Trent Lott is not known as someone who fights against Federal Pork, and that's right behind ACTUALLY being a crook in the mind of the taxpayer. For most of us in fact, it is exactly the same as being a crook. I am saying that this is a good decision by the Dems and it has not been matched by the Pubs. The Pubs would do well to have a strong anti-waste voice. |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2006-11-16 15:55 |
| #10 It seems to me that although the rank and file Dems have given Pelosi a short term loss if Pelosi's candidate had won it would have been much worse for her. Murtha's cut and run and ethical problems are not even the worst thing about him. In TV interviews with non puff journos, he is basically incoherent and disjointed - reminds people of their poor old uncle who is losing it upstairs. |
| Posted by: mhw 2006-11-16 14:34 |
| #9 You tell me Mike M. Is lott named as a "person of interest" in a kickback scandal (Menendez), a real estate backroom deal (Reid) impeached for accepting bribes (Hastings) unindicted co-conspiritor (Murtha).. the list goes on and on. Inappropriate words at a birthday party are one thing, grafts and corruption liek at the top of the Dem party are another. The Repubs had their asses handed to them for scandlas and rightly so. But give the Dems their due: they are trying really hard to match the scandals. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2006-11-16 14:28 |
| #8 At least they figure out that ethics are important. How's them Repubs doin on that front? Uh-hum. Trent Lott? WTF? |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2006-11-16 14:23 |
| #7 So, when is the election for the next speaker ? |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-11-16 13:44 |
| #6 The '93 playbook had the Clinton administration described as the "most ethical people, with the face of America (Shalala, Reiche, Reno, Brown, etc)" Nice try San Fran Gran Nan on returning to the glory days of Shamalot. |
| Posted by: Phineter Thraviger1073 2006-11-16 13:34 |
| #5 I wonder if the rumored threat that Hoyer would be supported by the GOP for Speaker had anything to do with this? In any case, bitch'n bitch slap to the bitch. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2006-11-16 13:29 |
| #4 We will live in interesting times. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2006-11-16 13:27 |
| #3 The Silver Lining to the '06 election. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2006-11-16 13:23 |
| #2 gawd I love the smell of a good bitch slap in the morning! in the months to come were in for some fun... count on it! |
| Posted by: RD 2006-11-16 13:02 |
| #1 Too bad, John. Oh, well. Back to the kickbacks... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-11-16 12:47 |