Roy Blunt, GOP's #2 House Leader, Steps Down

[bluevoter4life]

Source: AP, via Huffington Post

WASHINGTON — Missouri Rep. Roy Blunt, the No. 2 Republican in the House, announced Thursday that he is stepping aside after Democrats added to their numbers in Congress and captured the White House.

Blunt said he had long ago decided that if Republicans did not reclaim the majority in Tuesday's elections, he would step down from the difficult job of shepherding votes.

"Ten years of asking people to do some things they don't want to do is a long time," Blunt, 58, told reporters Thursday morning. "I can tell you more problems about more members of Congress than you'll ever want to hear; I can tell you more reasons not to do something than you'll ever want to hear."

Blunt was elevated into leadership by former whip and majority leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, and was schooled in the hardball tactics employed when DeLay was a driving force in running the House.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/06/roy-blunt-gops...

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Adam Putnam stepping down on Tuesday, Roy Blunt today. GOP leadership is in trouble. Any takers as to when Bohener is going to follow suit? He was voted one of the top 13 most corrupt congressmen. From all of us here at DU; See 'ya Roy. Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.

[Delphinus]

1. Would love for Boehner to follow suit.

This is good news.

[maddezmom]

2. duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...