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I hope you're wrong, but ... rustysgurl Jan 2013 #1
+1000 Well said! nt Mojorabbit Jan 2013 #20
As much as I hate the Orange man, this is best he could have done Blasphemer Jan 2013 #2
Cantor as Speaker will be a disaster for America. jaysunb Jan 2013 #3
Cantor as Speaker in 2013.... PennsylvaniaMatt Jan 2013 #13
BINGO! malz Jan 2013 #36
Agreed but we'd still have to put up with two years of bullshit. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2013 #68
The snake will be forced out from under the rock QED Jan 2013 #34
let his smarminess be the highlight of the House Voice for Peace Jan 2013 #56
No, I think he and the Teaparty idiots are at their zenith and now facing the other side of the hill KittyWampus Jan 2013 #4
I agree n/t livetohike Jan 2013 #51
looks like idiot RedState upset with Ryan cal04 Jan 2013 #5
How many teabaggers are left? The pukes are only up by 20 seats. glowing Jan 2013 #6
Make that 16.5 seats. Convert 17 and Pelosi becomes Speaker! Coyotl Jan 2013 #39
40. Chan790 Jan 2013 #41
The actual vote count is what matters. Subtract 17 from the Rs and add 17 to the Ds and Coyotl Jan 2013 #43
I know. Chan790 Jan 2013 #50
Slimey weasel GP6971 Jan 2013 #7
And offensive to slimey weasels! jberryhill Jan 2013 #12
Don't be so fast... Swede Atlanta Jan 2013 #8
Eric Cantor owns stock shorting America. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #9
there could have been a back room deal with Pelosi RomneyLies Jan 2013 #10
I'd want a little more than that... Chan790 Jan 2013 #42
Bring it on...lance the boil... 2 years of total bullshit from the House followed by pkdu Jan 2013 #11
... madamesilverspurs Jan 2013 #14
How does voting for Speaker work? Silent3 Jan 2013 #15
It is a simple majority vote of *all* Members. Stinky The Clown Jan 2013 #16
Couldn't the Dems nominate a moderate Republican ramblin_dave Jan 2013 #19
Sure. I guess they could. Stinky The Clown Jan 2013 #22
Even though I know it's just a naive pipe dream... Silent3 Jan 2013 #25
"The speaker need not be a Member!" Capt. Obvious Jan 2013 #46
I don't think it has ever been done, but it *is* possible. Stinky The Clown Jan 2013 #48
I see an opening for Grover mick063 Jan 2013 #54
I just read up on it on Wiki Capt. Obvious Jan 2013 #65
Maybe the Dems and sane Republicans can get together and... Odin2005 Jan 2013 #17
Pelosi would have to switch parties to be the Majority Leader. Stinky The Clown Jan 2013 #21
facepalm TeamPooka Jan 2013 #30
I don't think so. Stinky The Clown Jan 2013 #18
Cantor will NOT get the 217 votes needed to become speaker. n/t Tx4obama Jan 2013 #23
Eric Cantor Speaker? The Likud would be two heartbeats away from the Presidency! FarCenter Jan 2013 #24
Wow. That's quite an anti-Semitic post, isn't it?... SidDithers Jan 2013 #38
That's not at all what was said, you inferred it. MNBrewer Jan 2013 #47
I don't understand how people leap to antisemitism. Voice for Peace Jan 2013 #57
Rep. Eric Cantor Tells Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu: New GOP Majority Will 'Serve As A Check On The A FarCenter Jan 2013 #59
I think you just made an anti Semitic post. Stinky The Clown Jan 2013 #49
You told the truth about him! AntiSEMITISM!!1111 LittleBlue Jan 2013 #67
What a terrible thing to say about weasels. Jack Rabbit Jan 2013 #26
As I said in another post...Eric Cantor has struck. YayArea Jan 2013 #27
OR OmahaBlueDog Jan 2013 #28
Oh please no!!! Mdterp01 Jan 2013 #29
Cantor as speaker Turbineguy Jan 2013 #31
DU has been predicting that for at least 2yrs SmileyRose Jan 2013 #32
Yeah, I'm gonna put my faith in Republican bigotry. aquart Jan 2013 #33
McCarthy then? blueclown Jan 2013 #35
Exactly. The Tin Foil Hat Crew would never let that happen. timesamillion Jan 2013 #63
gamez going on here.... JCMach1 Jan 2013 #37
How did weasels get such a bad image??? :( reformist2 Jan 2013 #40
aww! Eric Cantor is NOT a weasel. Voice for Peace Jan 2013 #66
Isn't Speaker elected by a majority of the whole House? sadbear Jan 2013 #44
Josh Marshall's spider-sense is tingling.... sofa king Jan 2013 #45
Bunch of rich people selecting the figure head of the rich. L0oniX Jan 2013 #52
What is wrote on the wall is that Cantor just lost, just got totally ignored. nt bemildred Jan 2013 #53
Boehner was done when Plan B was rejected. Cantor was all smiles after that. MjolnirTime Jan 2013 #55
Cantor makes my skin crawl. we tried to oust him in VA, but failed. williesgirl Jan 2013 #58
a new Congress is coming in. Not necessarily still_one Jan 2013 #60
Look at that smirk... NYC Liberal Jan 2013 #61
Bring him on! toddwv Jan 2013 #62
More gridlock fadedrose Jan 2013 #64
Eric Slmeweasel Cantor libodem Jan 2013 #69
Well, I was wrong. blueclown Jan 2013 #70
Kudos for admitting it nt One of the 99 Jan 2013 #71
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