Repuke Coup in House Planned For January (led by NY Rep. Tom Reynolds)

[jefferson_dem]

:popcorn:

The goal : topple Delay and his henchmen. According right-wing blog, dreadstate.org --


Rep. Tom Reynolds (R-N.Y.) will lead a palace coup against the present Republican leadership when the House majority regroups in January of 2006 after the Christmas recess, Ankle Biting Pundits has learned. Reynolds, the present Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee is already considered a power player in Washington.

"There's a coup afoot and it's going to be led by Tom Reynolds," a well-place source on Capitol Hill told me on the condition of anonymity. "He's already meeting privately with members to discuss the campaign and strategize."

"To my understanding, this is not an ideological thing. Instead, there's a feeling that we need to move beyond the DeLay era. A lot of people would like to see him put out to pasture, like Trent Lott," my source said.

Reynolds, from Buffalo, is well-schooled in hard-knocks politics. The New York Republican political machine became one of the most efficient and effective in history during the 1990s and early 2000s, though it has atrophied tremendously in recent years.

In preparation for this drastic move, Reynolds has brought in a new Chief of Staff: Kirk Fordham, a well-seasoned and highly respected Republican Hill staffer and campaign operative.

The Reynolds coup will not officially be connected to the revolt of the moderates recently urged by liberal Republican Congressman Charlie Bass (R-N.H.). Instead, Reynolds is calculating that there are enough aggrieved moderates and conservatives to combine with frustrated back-benchers who feel they have no strong voice in the caucus.

http://www.redstate.org/story/2005/11/17/72433/080

[apnu]

1. Kinda weird to tell everybody you're staging a coup

Sill, that would be fun to watch!

:popcorn:

[oc2002]

2. seems like replacing one tyrant for another, or busnness as ussual.

Delay has become a liablility, used up like a condom, and will be tossed asside.

[Norquist Nemesis]

3. Reynolds is in the pocket of partisan Democrat operatives

What other explanation could there be to toss Tom DeLay on his ear. :shrug:

:rofl:

[acmejack]

4. It's a conspiracy!

With that damned Travis County DA, Ronnie Earle. They're trying to criminalize being Tom Delay...

[Norquist Nemesis]

5. Better subpoena John Kerry and Ted Kennedy's phone records

and don't forget Pelosi, Boxer, and Clinton too!! LOL!

[speedoo]

6. House rethugs trying to save their asses in 2006.

They will have to throw the Coward and his misadministration out as well, if they really want to hold on to their seats.

Impeachment hearings before November, perhaps?