Dont we want Murtha as Speaker of the House?

[Parche]

I like Nancy Pelosi alot, but wouldnt it be better to have Murtha as our
Speaker of the House.
What is the criteria for that post?

[kiahzero]

1. Seniority. (n/t)

[patricia92243]

3. I thought they voted for the Speaker???

[Pirate Smile]

2. The idea of a woman Speaker of the House sounds great to me.

Murtha as Majority Leader sounds good to me also.

[City Lights]

4. I agree.

:applause:

[Pirate Smile]

12. I can picture Nancy behind Bush, next to Darth, at the 2007 State of the

Union.

It looks good.

I really wish Hillary would go for Dem. Majority Leader too.

[ronnykmarshall]

30. Same here w/ Hillary.

I hope she gives up the idea of running for President and goes for the senate leadership when Harry retires.

[Ian David]

6. Nancy Pelosi will make a great Unitary Executive after Bush's impeachment

Want to have some fun?

Tomorrow, call the Capitol Switchboard at [phone] and ask for Dennis Hastert's office.

When they answer, tell them you had ACTUALLY asked for Nancy Pelosi's office.

Let's see if they panic.

[BrotherBuzz]

18. Oh, you BAD!!!

:rofl:

[mdmc]

8. Wait... whats the difference?

I thought that the majority leader was the Speaker of the House (I thought that they were the same thing).

[Bucky]

15. Sigh.

it's two different jobs. Speaker presides over the house, Majority Leader manages the floor for the majority party.

[Pirate Smile]

17. Hastert is Speaker. Tom Delay was Majority Leader, then

Boehner took over that spot when Delay quit.

In the Senate, Majority Leader is the top spot since there isn't a Speaker. The Speaker of the House is the next person in line for the presidency after the VP.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

5. Actually I'm Not A Huge Fan Of Murtha. I Think Nancy Would Do Just Fine.

[Marr]

9. I agree with you.

[LSK]

7. the Majority Leader is not the Speaker

There are 2 positions.

[mdmc]

11. that was my question

:kick:thanks

[napi21]

10. Senority my a**. I very much prefer Murtha!

AsDem leaders, I think we have to project the best possible leadership positions. Nancy is OK, and she can slam a Pubjust as good as amyone else, but she doesn't project as a leader!

Now before you beat me for being sexist, I happen to be a retired Dorp. Director and Female! I know what it means to project power and leadership, and unfortunately Nancy just doesn't have it. Like it or not,the Dems do have ONE woman who does project power and leadership, and that's Hillary.

Before you smack me around, listen to both of them speak sometime and I think you'll see what I mean.

[RamboLiberal]

13. Maybe for 2 years simply for Murtha's position on the war

and his bonafides as a supporter for the military. What makes me hesitate though is Murtha is big for pork for his district and will backroom deal with Repukes on their bills to get that pork. I think he could possibly sell Dems down the river on some issues. He's real old-school pol and not very liberal on many other issues.

[napi21]

21. I won't disagree with you on the pork issue, but Ihave to ask....

are there ANY congressmenat all whodon't try to get pork projects for their district? Just one, either party???? Umnfortunately, I doubt there's even ONE!

[hootinholler]

14. I like Conyers, but I'd accept Murtha.

Pelosi's too timid IMHO.

-Hoot

[beachmom]

16. No way. He's a pork king. The LAST thing we need is spending

to remain out of control, and it will under Murtha. That's great that he's speaking out against Iraq, but he'll throw credibility on fiscal issues for Democrats right down the tubes.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/02/washington/02murtha.html?_r=1&hp&ex=1159848000&en=b4474a9614c4d7bf&ei=5094&partner=homepage&oref=slogin

Read the whole article -- he pretty much admits it, so it's true.

No, no, no. I'm for fiscal discipline and this guy will not do that.

[BuyingThyme]

19. Yes, Murtha, Conyers, preferably Barbara Lee...

Pelosi has no interest in leading anybody anywhere. Let her off.

[Bucky]

20. Murtha has a well earned reputation for slinging pork. Pelosi's better

Pelosi would probably be more fair, more judicious, in passing out the inevitable vanity bills to members. Our country is deeply deeply in debt, so someone will need to keep Murtha on a leash--especially if we get a Democratic president AND Congress in 2009. The temptation to break the bank will be tremendous.

[cynatnite]

22. Both would be good, but I prefer Pelosi. n/t

[madrchsod]

23. nancy will kick ass

she won`t back down if she has the troops to back her up....

[TygrBright]

24. No.

I like Murtha's position on Iraq, but other than that, he's part of the problem, not part of the solution. I'm glad he's on our side, but no, I don't want to see him in the top leadership post. His positions on health care, the environment, banking issues, tax reform, etc., are too DLC-influenced for me.

Plus, he is definitely part of the Good Ol' Boy culture that needs to be completely eradicated from Congress.

informatively,
Bright

[goodhue]

25. I prefer Pelosi to Murtha

In any event, I don't think Murtha is in the running. Steny Hoyer is the current whip. The criteria is winning an election of your party caucus.

[Ignacio Upton]

27. Murtha is too conservative on social issues

I would rather have him as Chairman of the Armed Service Committee, if he serves on it.

[longship]

26. I want a Democrat as Speaker of the House.

If it's Pelosi, that's good.
If it's Murtha, that's good.
If it's another Democrat, that's good.

We'll talk about specifics when the time comes. But now is the time to work hard and make sure that a Democrat *can* be the Speaker of the House.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

28. Hear Hear To That!

I think that's the only right answer, actually.

[MADem]

29. I thought Murtha was campaigning for Steny's job, WHIP NT

[Warren DeMontague]

31. Nancy has earned the job.

And dare I say it, I expect great things from her.