imagine that - she picked an atheist over a jew she's slipping
On Mar 3, 2:21 pm, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > <http://doctorbulldog.wordpress.com/author/doctorbulldog/> No Surprise: > Pelosi Picks Godless Communist Lefturd Pete Stark to Replace > Rangel<http://doctorbulldog.wordpress.com/2010/03/03/no-surprise-pelosi-pick...> > *doctorbulldog <http://doctorbulldog.wordpress.com/author/doctorbulldog/>* | > 3 March, 2010 at 1:57 pm | Categories: > politics<http://doctorbulldog.wordpress.com/category/politics/>| > URL:http://wp.me/p1NPg-5Gd > > *Under Pelosi, it just gets worse and worse...* > > Pelosi picks fellow Californian to take gavel after Rangel bows out > *By Michael O'Brien and Jared Allen - 03/03/10 *- *The > Hill*<http://thehill.com/homenews/house/84677-rangel-to-give-up-ways-and-me...> > > Speaker Nancy Pelosi has picked liberal firebrand Rep. Pete Stark to replace > ousted Chairman Charles Rangel on the tax-writing committee, according to a > House leadership aide. > > The decision was made during a Wednesday morning leadership meeting > following Rangel's announcement that he would temporarily step aside as > chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, the aide said. > > [...] > > In Stark, Pelosi is picking a fellow Californian to head one of the House's > most powerful committees. Stark becomes the sixth House Democratic chairman > from the Golden State. > > Stark is next in line for the post in seniority, but his maverick > personality had led some to question whether he would get the gavel even on > a temporary basis. > > The 19-term Democrat has a penchant for making controversial remarks. In > 2003, Stark challenged then Rep. Scott McInnis (R-Colo.) to a fight during a > Ways and Means Committee hearing, calling him "a fruitcake." He also said in > 2007 that President George W. Bush was amused by the heads of U.S. soldiers > getting blown off. Pelosi condemned the remarks and Stark subsequently > apologized on the House floor. > > Last summer, Stark called Blue Dog Democrats "brain dead." > > Picking Stark, an atheist, is “not without problems” for leaders and > potentially for the caucus, according to a Democratic leadership aide. > > But every scenario that involved anything other than a direct passing of the > gavel to Stark — in accordance with standing House rules — would have > brought the Steering and Policy Committee and very likely the full caucus > into the mix, potentially for votes for and against certain members. This > was exactly the situation that House leaders wanted to avoid heading into > Wednesday, aides indicated. > > [...] > > CBC members reacted to the news of Stark’s ascension to the top post with > tepid praise. > > “We do believe in seniority around here," said Lewis. Lewis said the Ways > and Means Committee would mean later Wednesday to discuss the news. > > “Pete’s a good man. He’s next in line," said Homeland Security Chairman > Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), giving a thumbs up sign. > > Rep. Greg Meeks (D-N.Y.) declined to comment about Stark. > > [...] > > Susan Crabtree and Molly K. Hooper contributed to this article. > > Add a comment to this > post<http://doctorbulldog.wordpress.com/2010/03/03/no-surprise-pelosi-pick...> > <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gocomments/doctorbulldog.wordpress.com...> > <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godelicious/doctorbulldog.wordpress.co...> > <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gostumble/doctorbulldog.wordpress.com/...> > <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godigg/doctorbulldog.wordpress.com/21837/> > <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/goreddit/doctorbulldog.wordpress.com/2...> > > [image: WordPress] > > WordPress.com <http://wordpress.com/> | Thanks for flying with WordPress! > Manage > Subscriptions<http://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=de295410130974f845baf32457f11c9a&;...>| > One-click > Unsubscribe<http://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=de295410130974f845baf32457f11c9a&;...>| > Publish text, photos, music, and videos by email using our Post > by Email <http://support.wordpress.com/post-by-email/> feature. | Signup > with WordPress.com <http://wordpress.com/signup/?ref=email> -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
