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10. brat will be a freshman zero. it's whoever replaces cantor as majority leader i'm worried about.

Reply to dhol82 (Reply #3)

Tue Jun 10, 2014, 09:46 PM

Jun 2014

anyone know who is likely to succeed him?

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why are we cheering the loss of incompetent republican leaders? [View all] unblock Jun 2014 OP

The Next Ones Will Be Even Less Competent, Sir The Magistrate Jun 2014 #1

one can hope. me, when my opponents are incompetent, i'd rather not give them the chance to improve unblock Jun 2014 #6

Exactly. HooptieWagon Jun 2014 #8

We're cheering because he's such a disagreeable person, elleng Jun 2014 #2

what makes you think the bagger is competent? dhol82 Jun 2014 #3

brat will be a freshman zero. it's whoever replaces cantor as majority leader i'm worried about. unblock Jun 2014 #10

I am not certain. Laelth Jun 2014 #15

then maybe i have nothing to worry about. he's been a terrible whip. unblock Jun 2014 #20

Are you arguing that the teabaggers are 'more competent'? Ruby the Liberal Jun 2014 #4

no, the next majority leader, whoever that might be. unblock Jun 2014 #12

Gotcha. Good point. NT Ruby the Liberal Jun 2014 #17

How is this going to bite us? The majority leader just lost, and guess what it demonstrates, the lostincalifornia Jun 2014 #5

You don't think Cantor was a teabagger? He is one of their leaders. AlinPA Jun 2014 #7

if being beaten around like a pinata is leadership, sure. unblock Jun 2014 #13

Yep. And you know what else? Real baggers think Brat is a liberal too notadmblnd Jun 2014 #28

Do we really want republican leaders in the house to be more competent? Xipe Totec Jun 2014 #9

competent *and reasonable* opponents, yes. competent and unreasonable, not. unblock Jun 2014 #14

Competent and unreasonable is an oxymoron by my reckoning, but I'll grant you the point. nt Xipe Totec Jun 2014 #19

at the risk of violating godwin's law.... unblock Jun 2014 #23

He lost. Didn't he? nt Xipe Totec Jun 2014 #26

For me it is about his condescending attitude. whttevrr Jun 2014 #11

i'm not going to endorse the violent sentiment, but i won't dispute your point. unblock Jun 2014 #16

Yeah... violence is not an appropriate response to dissatisfaction... whttevrr Jun 2014 #27

Nothing wrong with feeling like that... 3catwoman3 Jun 2014 #30

Eric Cantor is the slimiest human being I have ever seen. Having him out of the public eye will help AlinPA Jun 2014 #24

Personal hatred Spirochete Jun 2014 #18

Th new guy will be another Gohmert. A big mouth do-nothing with zero power. Ikonoklast Jun 2014 #21

You think Tea Hags are competent? onecaliberal Jun 2014 #22

see above, i agree brat will be a zero; i mean the new leadership team whoever that is. unblock Jun 2014 #25

It will be more of the same onecaliberal Jun 2014 #31

While he may be another Gohmert MurrayDelph Jun 2014 #29

because someone more incompetent 7wo7rees Jun 2014 #32

Cantor was a major power broker in the house Takket Jun 2014 #33