‘Welcome to the 112th Congress’: Speaker Boehner Accepts Gavel From Pelosi
- Posted on January 5, 2011 at 3:02pm by
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. John Boehner was elected speaker of the House, sealing newfound Republican power-sharing in Congress and drawing the curtain on the history-making Nancy Pelosi era at the helm.
Cheers broke out among GOP lawmakers on the House floor on Wednesday as Boehner, a veteran lawmaker from Ohio, defeated Pelosi in the roll call for speaker. His rise to the helm of the House was virtually guaranteed months ago, when the midterm elections returned Republicans to control of the House, which they had surrendered to Democrats four years ago. Pelosi was the first woman to rise to the speaker’s post.
The 112th Congress convened with prayers, pomp and partisanship, as Republicans vowed to use their new House majority to battle President Barack Obama on health care, spending, taxes and other issues.
In the Senate, lawmakers moved almost immediately to a debate over filibuster rules in which Democratic and Republican leaders accused each other of obstructing progress and trying to game the parliamentary system.
In the House, children and grandchildren of new lawmakers fidgeted, temporarily lending lighter moments to a chamber certain to see fierce debates and partisan votes in the next two years. House Republicans, for instance, plan to vote within days to overturn Obama’s 2010 health care overhaul, but they acknowledge it’s a symbolic gesture because the Senate will not concur.
Vice President Joe Biden gave the oath of office to senators, while the House began a long roll call that ended in Boehner’s election. Nineteen House Democrats refused to vote for Pelosi as speaker, baring the lingering wounds from last fall’s bitter elections that cost their party 64 House seats. Countless GOP campaign ads had depicted Pelosi and her allies as out-of-touch liberals. Eleven House Democrats kept campaign promises Wednesday by voting for fellow centrist Heath Shuler, D-N.C.
The GOP’s dramatic election gains will give them a 242-193 edge in the House. Many freshman Republicans are hardcore conservatives with tea party connections, and Boehner may struggle at times to keep his caucus unified, especially on contentious matters such as raising the federal debt limit.
The day’s ceremonies ended two years of Democratic dominance in Washington and ushered in a divided government in the run-up to the 2012 congressional and presidential elections. With campaigns but a short time away, Obama and congressional Republicans are set to square off over the size of government and the taxpayer dollars it spends.
Fresh from a Hawaii vacation, Obama told reporters he expects Republicans initially to “play to their base.”
“But I‘m pretty confident that they’re going to recognize that our job is to govern and make sure that we are delivering jobs for the American people,” he added. “My hope is that John Boehner and (Senate GOP leader) Mitch McConnell will realize that there will be plenty of time to campaign for 2012 in 2012.”
Biden reveled in his role as president of the Senate, swearing in 35 senators — several of whom he campaigned against last fall.
A congenial, back-slapping atmosphere prevailed, and numerous former senators — including former Vice President Dan Quayle — escorted homestate colleagues to the well to be sworn in. His son, Ben Quayle, was among the new House members being sworn in on the other side of the building.
Several tea party favorites, like Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Pat Toomey, R-Pa., and Rand Paul, R-Ky., promise to make life complicated for returning Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., himself a survivor of a costly campaign against tea party-backed Sharron Angle.
The first order of Senate business was passing a resolution honoring Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., on becoming the longest serving female senator. Then, the chamber turned to a Democratic-initiated debate on changing the chamber’s rules to tame the filibuster and other ways to grind the Senate to a halt.
For now, both parties will build their election-year cases in the congressional arena.
It began Wednesday morning when Boehner joined Pelosi and others at a bipartisan prayer service at St. Peter’s Catholic Church near the Capitol. It continues when Pelosi, the Californian who made history by becoming the first woman speaker four years ago, hands the gavel to Boehner, the affable Ohioan with blue collar roots, and the new Congress is sworn into office. Republicans have promised to run the House with an eye toward saving and cutting spending, and in a manner more open to public scrutiny and debate.
In his prepared remarks, Boehner said the voters “have reminded us that everything here is on loan from them. That includes this gavel, which I accept cheerfully and gratefully, knowing I am but its caretaker.”
Full video of Speaker Boehner’s remarks:
Flexing its newfound muscles, the incoming GOP majority is preparing to break its own new rules next week when it votes, without hearings or a chance to make changes, to cancel Obama’s signature health care law.
“It‘s not like we haven’t litigated this for over a year,” Boehner said Tuesday.
Across the Capitol, the Senate opened for business with the Democrats’ majority down from 60 votes two years ago to 53 — making it harder to enact legislation Obama seeks. But it gives them more than enough clout to block passage of bills like the health care repeal House Republicans want.
The shrunken Democratic ranks give Republicans leverage to bargain for a reduction in spending on items like a $1.4 billion food safety measure Obama signed Tuesday.
In the House, the GOP’s new “cut and grow majority” envisions curbs on government spending and regulations to spur the economy, Cantor said.
The first spending cut vote is set for Thursday, a 5 percent reduction in the amount ticketed for lawmakers‘ and committees’ offices and leadership staff. Aides estimate the savings at $35 million over the next nine months.
Republicans have pledged to vote at least once a week on bills that cut spending. And Cantor challenged Obama to include significant spending cuts in his State of the Union address on Jan. 25.
But Republicans acknowledge they must do more than oppose Obama’s every proposal, as they did the past two years of Democratic rule. That might mean compromise, anathema to GOP hardliners, setting up the potential for conflicts in the party.
The effort to repeal health care overhaul appears to be exempt from some of the new majority’s stated priorities and reforms.
One of the first House votes on Wednesday will be the enactment of a series of rules changes that Republicans crafted to increase openness in Congress’ proceedings. Despite that, the new majority intends to pass the health care repeal next week without committee hearings or permitting Democrats a chance to seek changes.
Republicans also have decided to ignore estimates from the Congressional Budget Office that the bill as it originally passed would cut spending by $143 billion over the next decade.
In the Senate, a group of Democrats led by Sen. Tom Udall of New Mexico called for changes that would make it harder for the minority to delay legislation by filibuster. It’s a key question now that Democrats are seven senators short of the 60 required to break such logjams.
“The brazenness of this proposed action is that Democrats are proposing to use the very tactics that in the past almost every Democratic leader has denounced, including President Obama and Vice President Biden,’” Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., said in a speech Tuesday.
No resolution is expected for weeks.
The filibuster rules were last changed more than a quarter-century ago, when the number of votes needed to end the stalling tactic was reduced to 60. A two-thirds majority had previously been required.
Their power all but gone, House Democrats head into the minority after four years in control.
Outgoing Speaker Pelosi, the next minority leader, declined to reflect on her historic four-year tenure as the first woman to preside over the House.
“Actually, I don’t really look back. I look forward,” she said.
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Associated Press writer Charles Babington contributed to this report.
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Comments (265)
Sandy
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 4:04pmWish he could have hit Pelosi over the head with that gavel, maybe it would knock some common sense into her.
Now let’s see her go through TSA patdowns!!!!!!!
Report Post »psst
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 4:26pmI posted nearly the same thing ,then started reading the rest of the posts and came across yours.
Report Post »That would have been priceless.
Not that it would have done any damage to her.
Can’t damage damaged.
Falcon11
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 6:02pmBrilliant minds think alike. I would have liked to see him open her skull up like a rotten melon with that oversized gavel. Payback for calling him a crybaby.
Report Post »Curator_JDR
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 4:00pmYES!!
Nancy Poles-I-Don’t-See is the villain in this hilarious animated short feature which exposes of the insanity of the Progressives in all their glorious delusion. http://www.marcrubin.com/hairmerica.ivnu This movie gives us a funny new IMAGE to brand all the “head-up-the-butt” people with, you guessed it – a “head up the butt” person.
The Progressives will be infuriated with “A Not So Grimm Fairy Tale” —their heads might explode and their mouth foam.
Report Post »ltb
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 5:38pmDing Dong! The Witch is dead. Which old Witch? The Wicked Witch!
Ding Dong! The Wicked Witch is dead.
Wake up – sleepy head, rub your eyes, get out of bed.
Wake up, the Wicked Witch is dead. She’s gone where the goblins go,
Below – below – below. Yo-ho, let’s open up and sing and ring the bells out.
Ding Dong’ the merry-oh, sing it high, sing it low.
Let them know
The Wicked Witch is dead!
Oh Nancy, we hardly knew ye – goodbye.
Report Post »designbyinspiration
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 3:59pmGood speech Mr. Speaker. Great content, The Constitution, actually representing the people, humility knowing this is a privilege … Know that We do not yet trust your intentions, and will be watching our EVERY action. I do wish you good luck, and hope for a truly Constitutional government when you are finally done. Congratulations on a marvelous achievement.
Report Post »sofaking obvious
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 3:59pmI may have a “good bye Pelosi” party at my house.
Report Post »So much fun to watch.
WBOB
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 3:59pmlet the defunding begin.
Report Post »Mary M. Tebbe
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 3:59pmI watched history being made today and taped it. God gave us a great victory and we should give Him thanks today. We need to pray for our Republican leaders now and get behind them in their new agenda. Progress will depend on our prayers. John Boehner is a good man, and he has many good Republican men and women behind him.
Report Post »GeorgieJo
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 5:04pmAmen and pass the gavel
Report Post »Congrats to the NEW Speaker of the People House!!!
sissykatz
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 5:10pm@Mary This was indeed something to watch and appreciate!! I am so thankful to live in a country that has a “peaceful transfer of power” I realize the Republicans cannot “always” do what we think is best but in most cases I feel they will make us proud, I am so excited for John and all the “new” people WE helped get elected I pray that most everything we want,can be done, I understand we can vote them out, and I’m sure they do also.
Report Post »mrclean
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 7:40pmWhen Rush went live to the floor of the House and we heard Miss Nancy speachify and then pass the gavel, I went outslide, looked up to the sky and thanked God. Our man on the scene (Boehner) is now third in line and all I could think of was it’s been a long two months….
Report Post »neverending
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 10:18pmYou are so right.
Report Post »swalt
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 3:57pmThis is an historic moment! And … WE THE PEOPLE can help the conservative movement. If you are a member of a union and you don’t like what YOUR leadership is doing with YOUR dues money, you have a CHOICE! Bet you didn’t know that …
A little known law that ALL unions are supposed to make their members aware of is called Beck’s Law ( NO AFFILLIATION WITH GLENN BECK … TOTALLY DIFFERENT PERSON ). But the unions DO NOT tell their members. Why? Keep reading.The Supreme Court’s Beck Decision Recognizes Individual Worker Rights: In 1989, the U. S. Supreme Court established what are now known as “Beck rights” in the landmark decision Communication Workers v. Beck, Beck rights dictate that workers cannot be forced under union contracts to pay any dues or fees beyond those necessary for the performance of the union’s employee representation duties. In other words, any worker who objects to his union’s use of his dues money for purposes not directly related to collective bargaining is entitled to a refund of that portion of his dues. Beck rights are a triumph of individual rights over the political weight of union leaders. Workers in labor unions DO NOT HAVE TO PARTICIPATE IN THEIR UNION BOSSES POLITICAL ACTIONS. All the member needs to do is notify the union they do not want their dues used for anything other than those directly related to collective bargaining, they will get a refund of their dues money. Look here for more information: http://www.mackinac.org/article.aspx?ID=1403
Report Post »If I can get enough people to pass this around, I truly believe it will make a huge dent in the labor unions ability fund anything political. Unions were meant to represent their members, not political action committees. Get the unions OUT of politics!
Red Max
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 4:05pmThanks SWALT. I learn something every day. Count on me to pass this around.
Report Post »MMR
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 3:55pmThe lame stream media only talked about how he cried during his speech today. It is a big accomplishment to be in his position.
Report Post »Thevoice
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 3:55pmShould have put that hammer right between her eyes …Like a bugs bunny cartoon ….
Report Post »Red Max
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 3:54pmAahhh, the swamp has been drained. I just hope the freshman class can keep it that way.
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 3:51pmWelcome back, AMERICA. This will require courage, vigilance and immediate response from the EMT’s: that’s US, y’all. If there are emergencies, we’ve got to be on the spot to assist our elected officials, that’s the new guys!
Report Post »mrclean
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 7:24pmWe The People ARE the government according to our Constitution.
Now let’s kick this democrat bastard government headed by oblahblah to the curb.
Pirate democrats, ye be warned
Report Post »beckwill
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 3:51pmWow! Pelosi actually declined an opportunity to show her ignorance & out of touch-ness? Why stop now? And I’m going to let the cheap shot go about all her plastic surgery and the ability to “look back”.
Report Post »101
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 3:51pmPelosi…you’re fired from speaking!
Boehner take the gavel home and wash the Pelosi swamp slime off, then give it an exorcism & bless it with holly water!
Report Post »Racyred63
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 3:51pmShe didn’t want to give up that gavel, did she??? God Bless Speaker Boehner and America! Hallelujah, the REVIVAL has begun !!!!
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 4:00pmI didn’t think she was going to shut up…
Report Post »spirited
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 4:48pmShe didn’t
Report Post »GEETAR
Posted on January 6, 2011 at 6:29pmwe still got obummer and he can veto stuff and you can bet he will.i have a feeling he wants our country to fail to push his socialist agenda.
Report Post »Smokey_Bojangles
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 3:50pmHe Should Have Taken The Gavel,then given her several whacks on the head.
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 3:53pm@SMOKEY_BOJANGLES~~~ Indeed! Her face would have bungeed to the floor!
Report Post »Beckofile
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 3:50pmWell…Here we go. Let’s see if the Republicrats want to fight for limiting this horrible government into what is spelled out in the Constitution? I bet three months into this we will be watching McCain tell us how he loves to spend time across the Isle with Liebermugrall at the White House talking Bi-Partisan sell out stratagies. This will be one for the books while Rome burns. History History History.
Report Post »Spawnomite
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 3:48pmBuck tooth Nancy has given up a lot lately.
Report Post »American Saint
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 3:48pmI swear it looked like Boehner was going to hit Pelosi in the back of the head when he raised the gavel. I was screaming, “Don’t do it! The camera’s are rolling”!
Report Post »IronDioPriest
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 3:48pmWe won’t be seeing Boehner strutting arrogantly across the Capital grounds, gavel in hand, rubbing the faces of the American people in his own vomit.
Report Post »dadsrootbeer
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 4:20pmThat image of her is the most “violent” act any leader of the house has ever done. She will go down as the worst of all time. Again, another bi-product of socialist California. Can’t wait for her to go home to her zombie elitist progressive broke-a$$ base.
Report Post »pamela kay
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 3:47pmWe all know that behind that fake smile of nancy’s she is sooooooooooooooo ticked off. That little evil voice inside her progressive head wanted to take that gavel and pound Boehner in the ground with it. I bet she stood in front of a mirror and rehearsed for hours. She never expected this day to come. Well nancy, it did…………………………”We’re baaaaaaaaack!”
Report Post »untameable-kate
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 4:04pmMake your heart glad, doesn’t it?
Report Post »SlimnRanger
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 5:29pmyes but the heifer couldn’t leave well enough alone ,she just had to talk about how good the health care bill is for this nation,i was begining to think John was going to forcefull take the gavel from her
Report Post »HillBillySam1
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 3:46pmWhat a hack this AP reporter is….“the Republicans CHOSE to ignore the 143 billion dollars in savings” on Obamacare?? Americans are smart enough to know that these “estimates” mean absolutely nothing. I hope that these new Representatives and Senators will finally do what is right for the American people….not just the Progressives. We will be watching very closely….you will start to hear Congress begin to whine within about a month from now. Get ready.
Report Post »dadsrootbeer
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 3:45pmI know I wasn’t alone wishing Boehner would have jammed the gavel up her …
Report Post »beckwill
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 3:54pmNot alone at all. smack her in the mouth with it was what I was thinking.
Report Post »Anonimouse
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 3:56pmA simple tap on the head would have been enough.
Report Post »You know he wanted to do it.
Xcori8r
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 4:56pmWith all the plasticizer in that puss, a smack anywhere near the face would make it crack like a fender on a Corvette.
Report Post »PubliusPencilman
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 6:45pmWow. You people are truly disgusting.
Report Post »mrclean
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 7:10pmMiss Nancy was earnestly hoping she could sit on her gavel just once more…..
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on January 6, 2011 at 1:03amBoehner should have used a sanitation wipe.
Report Post »GEETAR
Posted on January 6, 2011 at 6:07pmboehner should have conked ol plastic face pelosi off the noggin with that gavel! i think she farted in front of him because his eyes were watering again. i get the comment about obummer and vicoden being in the same place at the same time.
Report Post »untameable-kate
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 3:44pmFresh from a Hawaii vacation, Obama told reporters he expects Republicans initially to “play to their base.”
Is this meant to belittle them for siding with the people who voted them into office? The republicans better “play to their base” and keep their noses clean or they’re gone too.
Congrats John, don’t let us down.
Report Post »oldguy48
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 3:47pmThey had better not be “playing”.
Report Post »Firelight
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 4:40pmright on.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 7:48pmWe will be watching like a hawk … signed the BASE!
Report Post »SearchForTruth
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 9:43pmDitto
Report Post »tobywil2
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 3:40pmBELL, BOOK AND CANDLE
NEWS FLASH-Nancy Pelosi’s broomstick has been upgraded for trans-continental travel.
Report Post »http://commonsense21c.com/
Oh, God!
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 3:48pmAs Rush had on his show on Nov 3 – ding dong the witch is dead, the witch is dead, the witch is dead. Ding dong the wicked witch is deeeeeaaaaad. (at least her career is dead)!
Report Post »Xcori8r
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 4:00pmThere’s a new sheriff in town and maybe this one’s primary objective won’t be to rob the bank like the last one.
Report Post »BlueStarMom
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 6:36pmRob the bank by burning down the town around it, blowing up the bank, then handing out monopoly money and expecting us to stand in the ashes and thank them for it. It remains to be seen whether the new Sheriff is Buford Pusser or Barney Fife. Rooster Cogburn is just too much to hope for.
Report Post »So
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 8:03pmSpeaker Boehner should have bonked Pelosi on the head with that gavel.
Report Post »inexiletill2012
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 3:39pmOdds are you will never again see both Obama and Biden in public togeather.
(better odds..if you understand this point you are smarter than most)
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 3:47pmGood Riddance, Nancy!!
HillBillySam1
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 3:47pmHuh?!?
Report Post »DimmuBorgir
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 3:51pm3rd in line…gotcha
Report Post »CYCLONE
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 3:53pmbetter odds yet…. you have never seen somebody that wants to take something handed to him and ram it through her sphincter muscle….
Report Post »OldSkool
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 3:56pmExactly what I was thinking…. 3rd in line now.
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 3:57pmHe could have hit her in the head with the gavel for “We the People”. Ya missed your chance John! LOL
Report Post »Curator_JDR
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 4:03pmGOOD BYE WOULD-BE EVIL QUEEN NANCY!!
Nancy Poles-I-Don’t-See is the villain in this hilarious animated short feature which exposes of the insanity of the Progressives in all their glorious delusion. http://www.marcrubin.com/hairmerica.ivnu This movie gives us a funny new IMAGE to brand all the “head-up-the-butt” people with, you guessed it – a “head up the butt” person.
The Progressives will be infuriated with “A Not So Grimm Fairy Tale” —their heads might explode and their mouth foam
Report Post »MMR
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 4:04pmI’m just glad she is no longer 3rd in line, because she would of turned this country into San Fransisco. No happy meal for you!
Report Post »shorthanded12
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 4:07pmAll good and well Nancys went down and John moved up..BUT>>>>>>>>>>>>> if anyone has watched the cspan coverage (House Rep.) there up there (DEMOCRATS) crying already about the rules of the house..Its funny how the RATS want to talk about jobs when the past two years Dictator Berry and Field Marshall Pelosi rammed everything else thru but jobs and dificet reduction. This in my book is CLASS Warefare. The American people identified the RATS/Crooks on Nov 2nd and eliminated some (not all). Barry and Company have destroyed this country and its world standing. Mr Boehner better keep his promise and do the Peoples Business. PERIOD!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »IndyGuy
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 4:09pmI thought Speaker Boehner was gonna have to yank the gavel outta Pelosi’s hands…
Report Post »*************************
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 4:12pmTHIS JUST IN … UPDATE:
Speaker Boehner Accepts Gavel From Pelosi. Kills Bítch With Gavel To Cheers From Floor.
sheriff BART: “I’m rapidly becoming a big underground success in this town.”
Report Post »town drunk JIM: “See? In another twenty-five years, you’ll be able to shake their hands in broad daylight.”
-Blazing Saddles
shorthanded12
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 4:15pm@ myself, I wrote in the previous post This is Class Warefare, I should had said This is party lines Warefare. Bush was bad but my gosh the Dems have destroyed the Constitution at all avenues.
Report Post »BMartin1776
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 4:26pmgood bye you evil transvestite donkey witch…. as for Boehner and the republicants
Let me reiterate Warning To The “New Blood” http://www.savingtherepublic.com/Warning_To_The_New_Blood.html
Report Post »psst
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 4:29pmSo! Does this mean Joe Kinnock, or is it Neil Biden, (no matter,one and the same) will not be at the next State of the Union Message?
Report Post »Devil Dog 7175
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 4:30pmJust gimme the gavel Beeoch and go away! (Far away)
Report Post »AnnMarie
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 4:47pmNever thought Pelosi was going to shut up… Can’t Gibbs take her with him???
Report Post »slueken
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 5:02pmCould not have said it better myself!
Report Post »sodizzy
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 5:52pmWould you care to explain?
Report Post »Falcon11
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 6:07pmIs never seeing either one of them in public again an option?
Report Post »tower7femacamp
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 6:10pmTHE 1st thing should be to open the media up again
Report Post »make it illegal to Censor without proving why the Govt can censor
and search without going thru a judge and proving just cause
http://newsworldwide.wordpress.com/2010/12/24/network-censored-jesse-ventura-fema-camp-police-state/
But I predict that Bohner is just fine with Big Brother
godlovinmom
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 6:33pmI was another one that thought …is she gonna shut up already and give the guy his gavel…I think it took everything she had to give it up…Good Day In America….hopefully more to come…
Report Post »mrclean
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 6:52pmding dong the witch is…………………… history
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 6:59pmI get it – I get it!!! http://wp.me/pYLB7-uK
Report Post »watchmany2k
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 7:05pmAt last…a speaker with a HEART that pumps warm blood !
Report Post »I fully expected to see pelousy to fall down and be consumed by the worm that inhabits her.
My God shine his light on the 112th congress.
We will watch their actions with him too.
LONG LIVE THE CONSTITUTION !
CatB
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 7:32pmWhat great control ! .. I don’t think I could have resisted hitting old Nancy over the head with the gavel!
Anyone else notice the Dems all over TV lamenting that the Republicans must work with them … are these the same guys (the ones that weren’t kicked out that is LOL!) that locked the Republicans out of the room?!!!
Report Post »Sam I am
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 8:00pmI liked what I heard today.
Now for the hard part, actually doing what you say.
If I hear in the MSM every day, “The republicans are starving babies and killing old folks.”, I‘ll know they’re doing a good job. Until then, I’m skeptical.
Report Post »Huckabee Gingrich 12
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 8:24pm@BADGES
Report Post »Your vile attempt at humor has failed, and you are as irrelevant as Blazing Saddles itself. Is that what you’re taking to the grave with you? An exhaustive study of a crappy movie? I sincerely hope that your life is more interesting than the pretend world of Hollywood that you evidently live in.
GoalieMom30
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 9:01pmPelosi is just jealous because Boehner has a bigger gavel!! Go John! So proud to live in your district!!
Report Post »JGP
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 9:22pmI was going to post on here that I wished he would have pounded pelosi‘s head with that gavel but that wouldn’t have been nice and loonies would say I was violent or something. So I’m not going to say that.
Report Post »patak
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 9:48pmDarn it. I was hoping they would. Good point though and you are probably correct.
Report Post »StMichelob
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 11:14pmI’m gonna miss Tool-in_Chief Pelosi…..was she smiling or hate-filled? Can’t tell.
Report Post »StMichelob
Posted on January 5, 2011 at 11:31pmI have never in my life been so blessed to see a Speaker of the likes of John Boehner, and i have seen Newt hold the gavel. I pray to GOD that he will serve we, the people, and will work to save our Great Nation.
Report Post »Semper Fi, America, and God love and save us all.
dtully
Posted on January 6, 2011 at 12:09amEven Biden would get that one.
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on January 6, 2011 at 1:20amIf the President and Vice President were together and something happened to both of them, that would mean the the Weeper of the House would be President! http://wp.me/pYLB7-uK
Report Post »Diana
Posted on January 6, 2011 at 1:28amMake us proud group 112…..we put you there for a reason….and if you fall short of your promises you better believe that we will vote you out just as hard as we voted you in!
Now go out there and kick some democratic butt!!!!
Report Post »bostonchris
Posted on January 6, 2011 at 1:40amAll truth passes through three stages:
Report Post »First, it is ridiculed;
Second, it is violently opposed; and
Third, it is accepted as self-evident.
– Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860)
billwhit1357
Posted on January 6, 2011 at 4:34amI know exactly what your talking about. That is why I am also in Exile. Flew back, no long ago, and was surprised I wasn‘t on Obambi’s “No Fly” list. Can’t wait till 2012!
Report Post »Linda Vigliotti
Posted on January 6, 2011 at 6:57amThis is so true after all John is third in line.
Report Post »hud
Posted on January 6, 2011 at 12:24pmWould the upcoming State of the Union count?
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