Boehner Girds for New Fights
“I think there is an opportunity to go out there and really spend time talking about what we’re for and what we would do if the American people hired us as the majority here in Congress,” Boehner
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“I think there is an opportunity to go out there and really spend time talking about what we’re for and what we would do if the American people hired us as the majority here in Congress,” Boehner
“I think the fact that she did go to the Air Force Academy — she has a very strong work ethic. I think she’s a morally very upright person.
“‘Madam Speaker,’ I said, ‘Are you going to take my name off the door?’ and she said ‘Not yet,’” Armey tells HOH. “And I felt pretty encouraged by that.”
“I would say the firing demonstrations always draw a crowd because the big bang always attracts an interest,” Fox said. “The extra uniforms and costuming always draw attention.”
This isn’t your grandmother’s special election. In today’s contest to fill the spot vacated by the late Rep.
File this in the department of least unexpected sightings: That was Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley at the sold-out Sunday night Pogues concert at the 9:30 Club.
“There is an opportunity this year for the [Bush] administration to remain a player,” Putnam said. “They know what they have now, and I think industry would prefer to get a deal done this year.”
“I don’t take it for granted,” he said, referring to the fact that he is elected to the job and serves at the will of his peers.
“What makes this interesting is that she is a Democrat.
“As soon as he learned about this, he felt the only fair thing to do was to let people know,” said Reid spokesman Jim Manley.
“If this was kind of a normal, run-of-the-mill primary, I think Foust would be favored because he’s a local office-holder from a highly respected political family,” Kozak said.
This renewed focus on NAFTA is a victory for trade critics, but it has put the Bush administration in the position of defending long-passed agreements while trying to resuscitate its beleaguered
the seat, this time as an independent.
“I don’t think anybody is owed anything, but he is very capable … he’s certainly qualified to take over in Bobby Jindal’s Congressional district.”
“This office is really looking at every opportunity,” Rogers added. “Especially the opportunities that will also save money.”
“And I thought, ‘Oh shit, he’s so young, but he’s all we got,’” recalls Swift, who spent 16 years in the House and is now a lobbyist at Colling Swift & Hynes. “So we threw him into this.
“My wife doesn’t let me smoke in the house, so this place is perfect for me,” Burt said. “It’s nice to have a place to go after work and relax.”
And even if he did that, he had to make voters aware that, ‘This is the real Ron Paul.’ He hasn’t done that,” this strategist said.
“Most of the drivers are totally apolitical because they’re totally acultural,” Poole said. “You ask most NASCAR drivers who played in the Super Bowl this year, they couldn’t tell you.”
“If the process is transparent, it’s OK,” he said. “I was asked to advocate for the people I represent, and that’s what I did.”