Lord help us all......

Dems still have a shot at taking the Senate also.

She acted a bit too much like Dr Zvil for me...

You know who I think becomes a very popular person is who is to be wined and dined in the Senate?

Lieberman.

You know who I think becomes a very popular person is who is to be wined and dined in the Senate?

Lieberman.

 

Darn right. Lieberman went from losing his own party's primary in his home state to being one of the most important people in the country. Only in America.

Darn right. Lieberman went from losing his own party's primary in his home state to being one of the most important people in the country. Only in America.

 

Kinda like Barry Bonds and free agency next year. We hate him in SF, but if he comes to Cincinnati and hits 50 homers, we love him.

One of the more amusing things that occurred this (no, make that last) evening was the atmosphere at CNN and Fox News when they called the House.

 

CNN made the call a few minutes after 11. While Wolf wasn't jumping up and down, he was obviously pleased, and they immediately went to a victory celebration (DNC headquarters, maybe - I'm not sure) somewhere.

 

So, being a Libra and hence a balanced person, I switched to Channel 360 on DirecTV. To their credit. Fox made the call about 10 or 15 minutes later. It reminded me of when Curt Gowdy called the final game of the '75 World Series. It went like this - "The Democrats have won the House. Let's go to a break."

So what is the procedure to elect Speaker of the House? Can the Dems nominate someone other than a strongly divisive force as Pelosi?

 

It seems if the Democrats want to send a message that they want to truly be a unifying force and position themselves for the next election, they would nominate someone else.

 

If they want to send a message that they plan to continue as is, they will nominate Pelosi.

If I was Bush and Cheney, I'd be watching my backs, literally.

So what is the procedure to elect Speaker of the House? Can the Dems nominate someone other than a strongly divisive force as Pelosi?

 

It seems if the Democrats want to send a message that they want to truly be a unifying force and position themselves for the next election, they would nominate someone else.

 

If they want to send a message that they plan to continue as is, they will nominate Pelosi.

Someone correct me if I am wrong, but the Dems can nominate anyone they would like to nominate (actually, I am not sure if there is even a provision in the constitution that prevents them from nominating any person in America for the job), but it just more practice to nominate the leader of the presiding officer of the party in power.

Someone correct me if I am wrong, but the Dems can nominate anyone they would like to nominate (actually, I am not sure if there is even a provision in the constitution that prevents them from nominating any person in America for the job), but it just more practice to nominate the leader of the presiding officer of the party in power.

You are correct. Although it has never been done, the Constitution doesn't specify that the Speaker has to be a member of Congress.

I'm guessing that Pelosi will be rewarded with the Speaker's position - she raised more $$ for the Dems than anyone except Hillary.

You are correct. Although it has never been done, the Constitution doesn't specify that the Speaker has to be a member of Congress.

 

i believe you are wrong on this. The Speaker of the House must come from the Body b/c that person is third in line for the presidency and must come from a populary elected group.

 

But, I could be wrong as well.

God help us, the Wicked Witch of the West has come to power....:eek:

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...It seems if the Democrats want to send a message that they want to truly be a unifying force and position themselves for the next election, they would nominate someone else.

 

If they want to send a message that they plan to continue as is, they will nominate Pelosi.

 

I agree with Jim Schue, in that I hope that they install a moderate in the position, in an effort to find common ground, allowing the legislative process to go forward.

 

I quoted LBBC here, because I think his point is valid, but I wanted to contrast this position with what the Republicans did while they controlled the House. Did they appoint a moderate? Was Delay a "uniter" or a "divider"? Did he reach across the aisle?

 

Or did he use the chokehold that Republicans had on power to force issues and snub his nose at the Democrats?

 

We all know the answers to those questions. That is exactly why we (both parties) need to eschew the rhetoric and extremes, while trying to nominate and elect moderates.

 

 

Frances