February-2nd-2006, 03:21 PM
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Quitting @ 10.4k
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The Boehner Thead
WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. John Boehner of Ohio was elected House majority leader Thursday to replace indicted Rep. Tom DeLay. Boehner defeated fellow Republican Rep. Roy Blunt of Missouri, 122-109, after lagging behind his rival in a first, inconclusive ballot.
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February-2nd-2006, 03:25 PM
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Middle Man
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Election Update: Do-Over on First Ballot
By Ben Pershing
Roll Call Staff
Thursday, Feb. 2
House Republicans are taking a mulligan on the first ballot for Majority Leader. The first count showed more votes cast than Republicans present at the Conference meeting. Stay with RollCall.com for updates.
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February-2nd-2006, 03:36 PM
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Imagine All The People
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Originally Posted by Root Doctor
The first count showed more votes cast than Republicans present at the Conference meeting. Stay with RollCall.com for updates.
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The liberal media strikes again. Politicians would never do something this dishonest.
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February-2nd-2006, 03:54 PM
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Middle Man
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Originally Posted by Doc Martin
The liberal media strikes again. Politicians would never do something this dishonest.
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Never. It would be like handing out checks from tobacco lobbyists on the house floor.
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February-2nd-2006, 07:20 PM
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I"m disappointed that John Shadegg didn't win, although I didn't really expect him to prevail.. Why did McCain wait until the day before the vote, when everybody had already committed to somebody before endorsing Shadegg?
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February-3rd-2006, 12:14 AM
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banned
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Originally Posted by Root Doctor
Never. It would be like handing out checks from tobacco lobbyists on the house floor.
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Rootz, this just may be a high point in cheap shots for you.
Sweetness!
I appreciate someone who subscribes to the "smoke 'em if you've got 'em" approach!
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February-3rd-2006, 09:41 AM
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Columnated ruins domino
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I've read this but haven't heard it on the news. Is his name pronounced "boner"? And if so, is this, therefore, just another boner thread?
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February-3rd-2006, 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Gentle Giant
I've read this but haven't heard it on the news. Is his name pronounced "boner"? And if so, is this, therefore, just another boner thread?
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It is pronounced that way.
Republicans who want the party to clean up its act in both Houses would rate them:
1. Shadegg
2. Boehner
3. Blunt
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February-3rd-2006, 06:31 PM
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Boehner has been very outspoken about cutting back on the pork.
But I'll wait to see if he follows through with some action.
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February-3rd-2006, 06:39 PM
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I have heard it pronounced only as Bay-ner. But "Boehner Thread" is pretty damn funny.
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February-4th-2006, 05:49 PM
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The mouldiest of all figs
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Originally Posted by Monte Smith
I have heard it pronounced only as Bay-ner. But "Boehner Thread" is pretty damn funny.
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You say "Bay-ner" and I say "Bo-ner."
This is in honor of (thelil)
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February-4th-2006, 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by clinthopson
You say "Bay-ner" and I say "Bo-ner."
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Let's pull the whole thing off.
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February-5th-2006, 07:14 PM
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Reevaluating @ 500k
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Originally Posted by Scott Dolan
Boehner has been very outspoken about cutting back on the pork.
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Cutting back on pork? Perish the thought.
If it's a German name it should technically be pronounced Burner, no? As in The Mighty Boehner.
Last edited by Pete C; February-5th-2006 at 07:20 PM.
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February-5th-2006, 10:41 PM
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He was referred to as "Bonner" the other day. From what I understand, that is the "correct"  way to pronounce his last name.
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February-5th-2006, 10:53 PM
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See! This is why the Congressional Repuke-in-a-cans elected him. We're in here debating how you pronounce his name, they're out there fucking the public with this Boehner!
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February-5th-2006, 11:14 PM
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Damn, I really admire those guys!!
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February-7th-2006, 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Scott Dolan
Boehner has been very outspoken about cutting back on the pork.
But I'll wait to see if he follows through with some action.
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Unlikely--he's steeped in K Street culture. Any "changes" are likely to be cosmetic.
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February-7th-2006, 06:24 PM
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Who knows at this point. There is a small number of Republicans who have slowly but surely been breaking away from the mainstays of the party.
I have to seriously doubt Boehner will follow through. But at least he's made statements to the contrary.
So who knows?
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