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Newt Gingrich Launches Website to Explore 2012 Presidential Run

Filed under: Republicans, 2012 President, Newt Gingrich, 2012 Elections Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

Speaker Boehner Declines Third Straight Obama State Dinner

Filed under: Obama Administration, Congress, Republic of Dish, White House

Pelosi Hands Boehner the Speaker’s Gavel: Good Day to be an American

Filed under: House, Democrats, Republicans, Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, Congress, Analysis, John BoehnerSome of the rhetoric was flowery, some predictable. Civility, in these often un-civil times, was the order of the day, though how long it will last is ...

Boehner Gets the Gavel: Look, My Eyes Are Dry! (The Gift Is Ours to Borrow)

Filed under: House, Democrats, Republicans, Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, Congress, Analysis, John BoehnerSome of the rhetoric was flowery, some predictable. Civility, in these often un-civil times, was the order of the day, though how long it will last is ...

Boehner’s Role Model? Nick Longworth, Gentleman From Ohio Circa 1925

Filed under: Senate, House, Democrats, Republicans, Taxes, 2010 Elections, Congress, White House, John BoehnerLongworth, who fought to assert congressional authority against the power of the executive branch, was the last Speaker from Ohio before Boehn...

Speaker of the House John Boehner

If you want to see Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) cry, tune into CSPAN. If you want to know what the next two years will be like, watch this:

... and treat this as a passing-of-the-gavel open thread.


John Boehner’s House Party — and the Limits of a Speaker’s Power

Filed under: Senate, House, Democrats, Republicans, 2010 Elections, Congress, Deficit, AnalysisThe incoming House speaker appears to have learned the risks of legislative overreach by watching Newt Gingrich and, yes, Nancy Pelosi. Permalink |...

John Boehner Tapped as Next Speaker of the House

Filed under: House, Republicans, Nancy Pelosi, The Capitolist, Congress, Tea Party, John BoehnerBoehner, known as a pragmatic and decisive leader, is sitting atop a newly emboldened GOP caucus with dozens of new members whose campaigns were fueled by t...

Dick Armey Backs John Boehner for House Speaker

Filed under: Republicans, The Capitolist, Congress, Conservatives, Tea PartyHe thinks Boehner "deserves his right to be tested on his own grounds and on his own terms and not be held accountable for the failings of the leadership team that went before ...

Why Nancy Pelosi Thinks She Can Hold the House

Filed under: Democrats, Republicans, Economy, Nancy Pelosi, Predictions, 2010 Elections, Congress, Tea Party, Health Care ReformShe insists that her party’s district-by-district “ground game” is working and that Democrats will prevail if they "ta...

John Boehner Doesn’t Rule Out GOP Challenge to His Leadership

Filed under: House, Democrats, Republicans, The Capitolist, 2010 Elections, CongressHouse Republican Leader John Boehner is confident that Republicans can take back control of the House in November and that he has planned his initial agenda as Speaker ...

Pelosi’s birthday present

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Community member Brainwrap helped Nancy Pelosi celebrate her 70th birthday by organizing a "flower bomb" -- and you guys responded to the short, three-day effort, by having over 2,600 roses delivered to her office today.

On their Flickr page, Pelosi's office writes:

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