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OmahaBlueDog

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Wed Jan 2, 2013, 12:35 AM

Jan 2013

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20-25 of those 85 Republicans will see what side their bread is buttered on, and join in a coalition to put a conservative Dem into the speakership in exchange for really sweet committee assignments.

Those 85 are smarter than the 151 that stood with Cantor. The American electorate has had it with gridlock, and there is no way a no-vote on a bill that passed the Senate with 89 votes would be received well by mainstream voters.

If the GOP were smart, they would not elect Cantor or Boehner as speaker. They'd go a whole new direction, and install either Ileana Ros-Lehtinen or Mario Diaz-Balart in the speakership. It'd be a good time to put someone in leadership who's a little more moderate while reaching out to Latinos. It wouldn't hurt their reputation in Florida either.

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Eric Cantor is your new House Speaker. [View all] blueclown Jan 2013 OP

I hope you're wrong, but ... rustysgurl Jan 2013 #1

+1000 Well said! nt Mojorabbit Jan 2013 #20

As much as I hate the Orange man, this is best he could have done Blasphemer Jan 2013 #2

Cantor as Speaker will be a disaster for America. jaysunb Jan 2013 #3

Cantor as Speaker in 2013.... PennsylvaniaMatt Jan 2013 #13

BINGO! malz Jan 2013 #36

Agreed but we'd still have to put up with two years of bullshit. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2013 #68

The snake will be forced out from under the rock QED Jan 2013 #34

let his smarminess be the highlight of the House Voice for Peace Jan 2013 #56

No, I think he and the Teaparty idiots are at their zenith and now facing the other side of the hill KittyWampus Jan 2013 #4

I agree n/t livetohike Jan 2013 #51

looks like idiot RedState upset with Ryan cal04 Jan 2013 #5

How many teabaggers are left? The pukes are only up by 20 seats. glowing Jan 2013 #6

Make that 16.5 seats. Convert 17 and Pelosi becomes Speaker! Coyotl Jan 2013 #39

40. Chan790 Jan 2013 #41

The actual vote count is what matters. Subtract 17 from the Rs and add 17 to the Ds and Coyotl Jan 2013 #43

I know. Chan790 Jan 2013 #50

Slimey weasel GP6971 Jan 2013 #7

And offensive to slimey weasels! jberryhill Jan 2013 #12

Don't be so fast... Swede Atlanta Jan 2013 #8

Eric Cantor owns stock shorting America. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #9

there could have been a back room deal with Pelosi RomneyLies Jan 2013 #10

I'd want a little more than that... Chan790 Jan 2013 #42

Bring it on...lance the boil... 2 years of total bullshit from the House followed by pkdu Jan 2013 #11

... madamesilverspurs Jan 2013 #14

How does voting for Speaker work? Silent3 Jan 2013 #15

It is a simple majority vote of *all* Members. Stinky The Clown Jan 2013 #16

Couldn't the Dems nominate a moderate Republican ramblin_dave Jan 2013 #19

Sure. I guess they could. Stinky The Clown Jan 2013 #22

Even though I know it's just a naive pipe dream... Silent3 Jan 2013 #25

"The speaker need not be a Member!" Capt. Obvious Jan 2013 #46

I don't think it has ever been done, but it *is* possible. Stinky The Clown Jan 2013 #48

I see an opening for Grover mick063 Jan 2013 #54

I just read up on it on Wiki Capt. Obvious Jan 2013 #65

Maybe the Dems and sane Republicans can get together and... Odin2005 Jan 2013 #17

Pelosi would have to switch parties to be the Majority Leader. Stinky The Clown Jan 2013 #21

facepalm TeamPooka Jan 2013 #30

I don't think so. Stinky The Clown Jan 2013 #18

Cantor will NOT get the 217 votes needed to become speaker. n/t Tx4obama Jan 2013 #23

Eric Cantor Speaker? The Likud would be two heartbeats away from the Presidency! FarCenter Jan 2013 #24

Wow. That's quite an anti-Semitic post, isn't it?... SidDithers Jan 2013 #38

That's not at all what was said, you inferred it. MNBrewer Jan 2013 #47

I don't understand how people leap to antisemitism. Voice for Peace Jan 2013 #57

Rep. Eric Cantor Tells Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu: New GOP Majority Will 'Serve As A Check On The A FarCenter Jan 2013 #59

I think you just made an anti Semitic post. Stinky The Clown Jan 2013 #49

You told the truth about him! AntiSEMITISM!!1111 LittleBlue Jan 2013 #67

What a terrible thing to say about weasels. Jack Rabbit Jan 2013 #26

As I said in another post...Eric Cantor has struck. YayArea Jan 2013 #27

OR OmahaBlueDog Jan 2013 #28

Oh please no!!! Mdterp01 Jan 2013 #29

Cantor as speaker Turbineguy Jan 2013 #31

DU has been predicting that for at least 2yrs SmileyRose Jan 2013 #32

Yeah, I'm gonna put my faith in Republican bigotry. aquart Jan 2013 #33

McCarthy then? blueclown Jan 2013 #35

Exactly. The Tin Foil Hat Crew would never let that happen. timesamillion Jan 2013 #63

gamez going on here.... JCMach1 Jan 2013 #37

How did weasels get such a bad image??? :( reformist2 Jan 2013 #40

aww! Eric Cantor is NOT a weasel. Voice for Peace Jan 2013 #66

Isn't Speaker elected by a majority of the whole House? sadbear Jan 2013 #44

Josh Marshall's spider-sense is tingling.... sofa king Jan 2013 #45

Bunch of rich people selecting the figure head of the rich. L0oniX Jan 2013 #52

What is wrote on the wall is that Cantor just lost, just got totally ignored. nt bemildred Jan 2013 #53

Boehner was done when Plan B was rejected. Cantor was all smiles after that. MjolnirTime Jan 2013 #55

Cantor makes my skin crawl. we tried to oust him in VA, but failed. williesgirl Jan 2013 #58

a new Congress is coming in. Not necessarily still_one Jan 2013 #60

Look at that smirk... NYC Liberal Jan 2013 #61

Bring him on! toddwv Jan 2013 #62

More gridlock fadedrose Jan 2013 #64

Eric Slmeweasel Cantor libodem Jan 2013 #69

Well, I was wrong. blueclown Jan 2013 #70

Kudos for admitting it nt One of the 99 Jan 2013 #71