Replacing Tom Delay with either Roy Blunt or John Boehner, who are both deeply involved in the Abramoff scandal, will be great news for Democrats. The Democrats in Congress should not say a word until after one of these two are elected majority leader. Just sit back and watch them implode.
Majority in jeopardy, Shadegg only choice for "real reform," "Using some of the sharpest rhetoric in the race to date, four House Republicans warned their colleagues that a vote for Reps. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) or John Boehner (R-Ohio) as majority leader could jeopardize their majority. Reps. Charlie Bass (N.H.), Tom Feeney (Fla.), Jim Kolbe (Ariz.) and Paul Ryan (Wis.) circulated the letter to each member of the conference late Thursday afternoon in support of Rep. John Shadegg (Ariz.), the third candidate in the race. To date, Kolbe is the only one who had not publicly endorsed Shadegg before the letter was sent. Citing a litany of recent polling data that suggests that Republicans will face trouble at the polls next November, the four members wrote: "We must realize that the Majority we have all worked so hard for is in jeopardy. The only choice is to embrace real reform."
Who will be the next crook to lead the Republicans in the House, Roy Blunt or John Boehner? Democrats can't lose with either choice. I was concerned that John Shadegg would win but it's nice to see that Republicans don't think they have to clean up their culture of corruption.
Is it November yet? We need fifteen.
