Eric Cantor: The Next Speaker of the House?

BRIGHTER CHANCES for the anti-ICLEI BILL in NEW HAMPSHIRE – TURNED into a STUDY BILL! THIS is GOOD – SHINE the light of truth on ICLEI and Agenda 21!

Posted on 13 March 2012. Tags: Chairperson, Constitutional Issues, County Government, First Meeting, Government Committee, Iclei, Light Of Truth, Members Of The House Of Representatives, Members Of The Senate, Nongovernmental Organizations, President Of The Senate, Quorum, Regional Commissions, Shine The Light, Speaker Of The House, Speaker Of The House Of Representatives, State Counties, Study Committee, Towns And Cities, United Nations Agenda 21

House Bill 1634, the bill that would ban ICLEI in New Hampshire, appears to be changed into a study bill establishing a committee that will report to the General Court next year: Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following: AN ACT establishing a committee to study the implementation of United [...]

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Reconsidering Newt: A Personal Story of Newt Gingrich Nemesis and Former Ga. Speaker Tom B. Murphy

Posted on 01 December 2011. Tags: Atonement, Computerized Voting System, Dirty Little Secret, Frank Harris, George Busbee, Georgia State Politics, House Speaker, Jimmy Carter, Joe Frank Harris, Newt Gingrich, Party Preference, Personal Story, Powerful Man, Ronald Reagan, Roy Barnes, Speaker Of The House, Speaker Of The House Of Representatives, Virginians, Voting Machines, Zell Miller

If you are familiar with Georgia State politics, then you know the name Tom Murphy. Murphy served as Speaker of the House of Representatives in Georgia for 28 years, from 1974 to 2002. He was described often as the most powerful man in Georgia. His time as Speaker saw five governors come and go – [...]

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McConnell: Dems Can Fund The Troops & Cut Spending Or Else They’re To Blame For A Shutdown

Posted on 07 April 2011. Tags: Abortion Services, Bipartisan Agreement, Budget Deal, Democrat Leaders, District Of Columbia, Government Shutdown, Harry Reid, John Boehner, Mitch Mcconnell, Negotiators, Nev, Oval Office, Secretary Of Defense, Senate Majority Leader, Senate Majority Leader Harry, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Senate Republican Leader, Speaker Of The House, Stopgap Measure, Thursday Morning

Politico reports today, “Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Thursday morning that he was ‘not nearly as optimistic’ about striking a budget deal as he was last night when he left an Oval Office meeting with Speaker of the House John Boehner. . . . ‘I am not nearly as optimistic as I was [...]

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SANDY’S FAVORITE DEMOCRAT MAY RUN AGAINST REP. PELOSI!

Posted on 15 November 2010. Tags: Cnn, Critical Concern, Democratic Party, Governor Of North Carolina, Heath Shuler, Joe Johns, John Boehner, Medicaid, Medicare, Minority Leader, Moderate Democrat, Nancy Pelosi, Nomination, Progressives, Quixotic Quest, Reshuffle, Right Wing, S Joe, Speaker Of The House, State Of The Union

It’s now official: Sandy’s favorite Democrat – Cong. Heath Shuler of NC is running against Cong. Nancy Pelosi for minority leader. Of course I’ll gladly root for Shuler; I admire him for this faith and his [mostly] conservative positions on the issue. But this is a lost cause worthy of Sen. Jefferson Smith. Shuler admits [...]

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IS HEATH SHULER RUNNING FOR SPEAKER? WILL HE HOLD FAST TO HIS CONSERVATIVE PRINCIPLES – OR SELL OUT?

Posted on 30 October 2010. Tags: Asheville Citizen Times, Conservative Democrats, Conservative Principles, Conservatives, Democrat, Governor Of North Carolina, Hate Crimes Bill, Heath Shuler, Jeff Miller, Lurch, Minority Leader, Moral Compass, National Politics, Pelosi, Politician, Progressive Legislation, Radio Debate, Speaker Of The House, Sports Page, Steward, Switch Parties, Virgil Goode, Virginia Governor Kaine

My favorite Democrat (officeholder), Rep. Heath Shuler, is moving toward a run for Speaker of the House. “If there is no viable alternative, I will be running for speaker of the House,” Shuler said during a radio debate with Republican Jeff Miller, the Asheville Citizen-Times reported. My first comment is: Let’s make sure he’s running [...]

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