Pelosi is pushing for Murtha; hard . She really doesn't want Hoyer to win. Speaker-to-be Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is imploring her colleagues to support Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) for majority leader, multiple House Democrats said yesterday, dealing an unexpected but not necessarily fatal blow to Murtha’s opponent, Rep. Steny Hoyer ...
11-15-2006, 03:43 PM
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| Pelosi pushing for Murtha, but will Hoyer win? Pelosi is pushing for Murtha; hard. She really doesn't want Hoyer to win.
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11-15-2006, 03:55 PM
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| Administrator  libertarian Oklahoma
| If pelosi is against it then I'm for it  at least on this issue | ||||
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11-15-2006, 04:02 PM
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| Banned Conservative Government is another way to say Better Than You
| Murtha is corrupt as hell... | ||||
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11-15-2006, 04:45 PM
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| Originally Posted by ballz2wallz Well I'm sure he's changed as this is going to be a totally transparent congress. 
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11-15-2006, 05:08 PM
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| Master Debator Election Moderator  Democrat Omaha, NE
| I would rather they vote for who they think would be a good majority leader. It appears Pelosi is pulling a GWB and endorsing one of her right hand men and not necessarily who is best for the position. | ||||
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11-15-2006, 05:39 PM
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| Banned - Self Imposed  Progressive Philadelphia, PA
| The vote is tommorow...you could just wait until then to write about this...but anyway Let's bring up an incident from 26 years ago of which he didn't get any ethics charge let alone conviction...maybe he SAID something shady 26 years ago, ok lets villify the guy for life He's not a hypocrit, when he came to Congress as a conservative Northern Democrat his mission was to get money to his district, and he lived up to it, and then one time he was on tape looking shady...thats it You guys make him sound like Bob Ney or something If Murtha, as majority leader, does corrupt stuff, then call him on it, he hasn't been in the 110th congress one day and you're already deriding him I think he deserves the spot, Hoyer works to undermine the non-Blue Dogs constantly, he's said Colbert isn't funny (that is a good point because it shows how out of touch he is), and he's a general ass about things Murtha was the brave voice who spoke up at the behest of the Pentagon which not only helped framed the Iraq debate but helped the nation realize it had to throw out the GOP | ||||
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11-15-2006, 05:50 PM
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| Originally Posted by Thorgrim
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11-15-2006, 06:50 PM
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| Political Genius  Republican Yorba Linda Ca.
| This will be the first real test to see if they understood that it was moderates that saved them this election! And I would say Hoyer by a considerable margin. As for the "Colbert" remark I think this says more about the maturity of people who get their political insights from Comedy Central than if Hoyer is Hip enough for the majority leadership! 
__________________ Sock It To Me!  "Bureaucracy is a Parasite that Preys on Free Thought and Suffocates Free Spirit!" - Douglas Adams | ||||
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11-15-2006, 07:04 PM
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| moderates didn't save them...liberals won you'll probably talk about these conservative democrats...yeah, the most conservative one you can kind they are comparing to Karl Marx: http://www.qando.net/ - Populism = Marxism Yeah, he doesn't have one liberal bone in his body BTW we were talking about humor not "political insight" | ||||
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11-15-2006, 07:27 PM
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| Political Genius Republican Yorba Linda Ca.
| Originally Posted by Thorgrim
I am counting on your party leadership to believe that!  Some choice quotes from Jim Webb: From Born Fighting on treatment of white Protestants: "For the last 50 years the Left has been doing everything in its power to sue them, legislate against their interests, mock them in the media, isolate them as idiosyncratic, and publicly humiliate their traditions." From American Enterprize Magazine: "I cannot conjure up an ounce of respect for Bill Clinton when it comes to the military." On the Liberal Elites who reviled the military in the 60's and 70's: they "were trying to destroy the foundations of American Society." Also said Jane Fonda can "Kiss my Ass!" I kinda like this guy!  | ||||
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11-15-2006, 07:28 PM
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| Political Genius Republican Yorba Linda Ca.
| "With so many conservative-leaning candidates at the forefront of the Democratic effort, House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) has, at least for now, stuck to a minimalist agenda that steers clear of grand, liberal ambitions. Instead, Democratic leaders are focusing — and almost all serious Democratic candidates are campaigning on — a more limited, six-point agenda that includes raising the minimum wage, repealing tax breaks for oil companies, restoring college tuition tax breaks, cutting Medicare drug costs and other plans they believe could draw bipartisan support." LA Times: A right kind of Democrat - Los Angeles Times | ||||
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11-15-2006, 07:31 PM
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| Political Genius Republican Yorba Linda Ca.
| Originally Posted by Thorgrim
I know, but some people don't! But since you brought it up why is it relevant to the discussion?  | ||||
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11-15-2006, 07:36 PM
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| Banned - Self Imposed Progressive Philadelphia, PA
| So he's a raging american conservative marxist communist? interesting...  | ||||
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11-15-2006, 07:46 PM
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| Political Genius Republican Yorba Linda Ca.
| I guess America is Marxist because we have an graduated income tax? | ||||
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11-15-2006, 07:54 PM
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| Political Genius Republican Yorba Linda Ca.
|  UPDATE: REP. JOHN MURTHA (D), PENNSYLVANIA: Right. MATTHEWS: Are you going to win? MURTHA: We’re going to win, we’ve got the votes. MATTHEWS: You’ve got them? MURTHA: We’ve got the votes. MATTHEWS: Eyeball to eyeball, you’ve got them? MURTHA: Eyeball to eyeball. Murtha defends his ethics - Hardball with Chris Matthews - MSNBC.com | ||||
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11-15-2006, 08:00 PM
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| Banned - Self Imposed Progressive Philadelphia, PA
| He knocked it out of the park on Hardball, i thought he did a fantastic job putting down all those stupid smears He'd make a great majority leader | ||||
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11-15-2006, 09:39 PM
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| Political Genius Republican Yorba Linda Ca.
| You mean Softball? I am sure Matthews hit him with real hard questions and followed up on evasive talking point answers! If I were selfish I would wish him the best of luck. But for the good of the Nation I hope he fails. | ||||
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11-15-2006, 09:54 PM
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| I find it quite amusing that the "conservative" members in here are crying "corruption" on ANYONE. | ||||
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11-15-2006, 10:45 PM
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| Originally Posted by Donkey® You mean the same ones that cried corruption in the Republican party as their corrupt members were stepping down?
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11-15-2006, 11:15 PM
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| Banned - Self Imposed Progressive Philadelphia, PA
| Originally Posted by ballz2wallz Oh yeah, you guys were the first ones to call for DeLay, Ney, etc to resign
The Washington Times was calling for Hastert to resign and I didn't see that on here | ||||
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