 The dinosaurs are strongly in control of the Republican House as evidenced by today's election of John Boehner as the House Minority Leader and Roy Blunt as his Minority Whip. Is there no hope at all for the Republican Party? John Boehner is so closely tied to the "K" street lobbyists, that he had to have his office suite remodeled and enlarged to accomodate several offices for these people to operate from. This is the same John Boehner that was passing out checks from the tobacco lobby, on the floor of the House, to Congressman who were voting on legislation, concerning the tobacco industry. A recent article was posted in the Washington Post, entitled, "Swimming in Loot" and in it they chronicled some of the lobbying interests that Boehner was in bed with, and how that had indeed increased the money flowing into the coffers of the Republican leadership. Roy Blunt, the new Minority Whip, was Tom Delay's right hand man for many years. Delay was indicted and Blunt hasn't been yet. The Republican Party has learned nothing from the recent elections; they continue as the Party of Corruption. Perhaps in the next election there won't be enough of them left to even have a party. |
