New Majority Leader?
Mike Pence for Majority Leader
By: Blanton · Section: GOP
“Mike Pence can and Mike Pence should be given the opportunity.” A leadership vote will take place sooner rather than later to determine who will permanently replace Tom DeLay as the Republican Majority Leader in the United States House of Representatives. As Rich Lowry points out, there are two leading contenders.
One is John Boehner of Ohio. Representative Boehner is known for being an establishment Republican very well connected with the lobbyists on K Street. Boehner is perhaps best remembered for a May 10, 1996, Bob Herbert column from the New York Times wherein Herbert reported, "Mr. Boehner took it upon himself to begin handing out money from tobacco lobbyists to certain of his colleagues on the House floor. He was not deterred by the fact that the House was in session, and that he was supposed to be attending to the nation's business. He was not constrained by any sense that passing money around the floor of the House of Representatives was a sacrilege. He had the checks and he dispensed them."
The other major contender is Roy Blunt of Missouri, the acting majority leader. Mr. Blunt, likewise an establishment Republican, left his wife of 30 years for the loving embrace of a K Street lobbyist, a tobacco lobbyist no less.
There are other pretenders to the throne like Zack Wamp, who hides inside the Republican Study Committee, but would prefer to be a big spending "do as you are told" Republican leader, and Tom Reynolds who does not inspire the grassroots or the conservative base.
At a time when Democrats are trying to paint Republicans as unethical greedy crooks in the pockets of Jack Abramoff and his ilk, Republicans in Congress should look to one who is willing to work for the party, but who is not willing to give up the fight for the conservative base. Republicans need to start looking for a "do as I do" Republican and not continue on with hypocrits of power.
Right now the House Republicans need Mike Pence. He's done wonders revitalizing the Republican Study Committee. It has become an effective organization. There are others there like Jeb Hensarling, who can keep it going. There are not many in the Republican ranks who can revitalize Republican leadership in the House as a whole. Mike Pence can and Mike Pence should be given the opportunity.
By: Blanton · Section: GOP
“Mike Pence can and Mike Pence should be given the opportunity.” A leadership vote will take place sooner rather than later to determine who will permanently replace Tom DeLay as the Republican Majority Leader in the United States House of Representatives. As Rich Lowry points out, there are two leading contenders.
One is John Boehner of Ohio. Representative Boehner is known for being an establishment Republican very well connected with the lobbyists on K Street. Boehner is perhaps best remembered for a May 10, 1996, Bob Herbert column from the New York Times wherein Herbert reported, "Mr. Boehner took it upon himself to begin handing out money from tobacco lobbyists to certain of his colleagues on the House floor. He was not deterred by the fact that the House was in session, and that he was supposed to be attending to the nation's business. He was not constrained by any sense that passing money around the floor of the House of Representatives was a sacrilege. He had the checks and he dispensed them."
The other major contender is Roy Blunt of Missouri, the acting majority leader. Mr. Blunt, likewise an establishment Republican, left his wife of 30 years for the loving embrace of a K Street lobbyist, a tobacco lobbyist no less.
There are other pretenders to the throne like Zack Wamp, who hides inside the Republican Study Committee, but would prefer to be a big spending "do as you are told" Republican leader, and Tom Reynolds who does not inspire the grassroots or the conservative base.
At a time when Democrats are trying to paint Republicans as unethical greedy crooks in the pockets of Jack Abramoff and his ilk, Republicans in Congress should look to one who is willing to work for the party, but who is not willing to give up the fight for the conservative base. Republicans need to start looking for a "do as I do" Republican and not continue on with hypocrits of power.
Right now the House Republicans need Mike Pence. He's done wonders revitalizing the Republican Study Committee. It has become an effective organization. There are others there like Jeb Hensarling, who can keep it going. There are not many in the Republican ranks who can revitalize Republican leadership in the House as a whole. Mike Pence can and Mike Pence should be given the opportunity.
posted by SCGOP at 8:48 AM
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