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Boehner keeps House Minority Leader post
By Josh Sweigart Staff Writer
U.S. Rep. John Boehner will remain House Minority Leader.
In a closed door vote among House republicans today, Nov. 19, the West Chester Twp. Republican retained the post he won in two years ago.
The 59-year-old Boehner’s sole challenger was California Rep. Dan Lungren.
Lungren pushed for the closed door session so the lawmakers could have a frank discussion about leadership and the future of the party after recent losses to Democrats in the legislative and executive branches.
“The months ahead will present Republicans with an unprecedented opportunity to renew our drive for smaller, more accountable government and present positive solutions to the challenges facing the American people,” Boehner said in a prepared statement. “We have to seize this opportunity, and seize it together. I’m deeply honored my colleagues have placed their faith in me and the newly-elected members of our team to lead this effort.
“To rebuild the party, the energy has to come from us. And I will challenge all of you.”
The Republican caucus under Boehner will look a little different this year, with 20 fewer members after the November election and some new leadership.
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By nullTom
November 23, 2008 6:28 AM | Link to this
He had better get off his dead A*S and help dieing Middletown before we have to bury the whole town.He does nothing to help our town he is useless vote him out.By mwm
November 19, 2008 5:10 PM | Link to this
Did Boehner break into tears again? Did he cry for the job? Seems that the republicans are really scaping the bottom of the barrel.By null
November 19, 2008 4:04 PM | Link to this
The Republicans made another mistake. Boehner is a fraud.By null
November 19, 2008 4:04 PM | Link to this
The Republicans made another mistake. Boehner is a fraud.By null
November 19, 2008 4:00 PM | Link to this
Well the poster boy of K Street kept hi old job. He’s the prime example of a do-nothing congressman. He loves the spotlight, but he’s no legislator. But, he’s got a district that thnks he’s better than sliced bread. Iforesee him as one who will not be bipartisan to move this country forward. Obama is too black for him to accept.By Pete
November 19, 2008 3:31 PM | Link to this
He voted for the $700B bailout, although he publically opposed it. If he had to go so far as to hold his nose to make a point, then he’s a spineless idiot. Anyone w/ a backbone would’ve stuck by their guns & voted against it for principle, not because “something had to get done.” I didn’t vote for him just for that reason. And unfortunately, there’s not enough folks in WDC w/ the stones to get the job done. He’s not there to back his constituents… he’s out for his own agenda. The best way to get “unstuck” w/ him is to vote him out of office.By Rob
November 19, 2008 2:59 PM | Link to this
True dat - he did make sure no funds went to NCLR; but AIG got enough bailout to fund a couple of nice executive getaways to Arizona. Oh yeah -his “rules” that he got put in the bailout helped sell a huge Ohio financial institution down the river, too. But he couldn’t be bothered to stick around that day and vote for benefits extensions for all the Ohioans saddled with real employment problems. If his “leadership” keeps progressing at the current rate, I predict he’ll win the minority leadership post again in two years, this time in an open floor vote. My guess is the tally will be 4 votes for Boehner and 1 against, as that’s all the more Republican membership you’ll have left.By Patty
November 19, 2008 2:20 PM | Link to this
(cont’d) LaRAZA out of the initial bailout. He is going to have a REALLY hard job with the majority being the democrats. We need him there to continue to protect Ohio’s interest and keep the federal government out of our homes and our wallets. Unless us Ohioans are planning on supporting the rest of the country we need Boehner and we need to support him. Boehner does respond. For every e-mail and fax I have sent him, I have always gotten a response. I may not like the response, but I get one. He is the only politician that has listened to me.By Patty
November 19, 2008 2:13 PM | Link to this
He has made his mistakes, but this year I have watched him on C-SPAN and he has been working very hard for us. His biggest mistake this year was holding his nose and voting yes to the bailout. He worked hard to get rules put in that bailout and he did get the ACORN, Urban Housing and LaRAZABy Great
November 19, 2008 1:52 PM | Link to this
I agree ukgirl. I sent him an email 2 weeks ago about the comments he has been making and he never has responded. He is a joke and I can’t believe we are stuck with him.By ukgirl
November 19, 2008 1:47 PM | Link to this
Well I guess things are going to stay the same since John “BOY” is still #1. In other words he will continue to vote NO on everything and pretend he is working for the “Good citizens of Ohio” since there are so many jobs in China for us we don’t need an unemployment extension.By ukgirl
November 19, 2008 1:45 PM | Link to this
Well I guess things are going to stay the same since John “BOY” is still #1. In other words he will continue to vote NO on everything and pretend he is working for the “Good citizens of Ohio” since there are so many jobs in China for us we don’t need an unemployment extension.