Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
14 replies, 1650 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (0)
ReplyReply to this post
14 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Cantor received three votes (Original Post)
malaise
Jan 2013
OP
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)1. So who were the other two besides himself?
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)2. West and somebody from Oh
malaise
(268,987 posts)9. Was it mean Jean or was she sent packing
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)11. No, Bachman ironically put him over the top
demmiblue
(36,848 posts)5. Jim Bridenstine (OK), Ted Yoho (FL), Steve Pearce (NM)
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)7. Cantor voted for Boehner. n/t
onenote
(42,700 posts)3. Allen West got two! John Dingell one. Couldn't keep up with the rest of the list, but I don't think
anyone else got more than one.
closeupready
(29,503 posts)4. Good - I'm good with Boehner - he's incompetent,
and as someone who leads the opposing party, I want an incompetent fool running their show.
Michigan Alum
(335 posts)6. He is about the best of that motley crew of Pubs in congress.
LeftInTX
(25,311 posts)14. I'll drink to that....
Actually I don't drink, but Boehner will drink to that
monmouth3
(3,871 posts)8. It coulda been Allen West...Gawd!..
no_hypocrisy
(46,096 posts)10. Does this make Cantor the Majority Leader
notwithstanding the three votes?
malaise
(268,987 posts)12. Yep
He is back as Majority Leader
no_hypocrisy
(46,096 posts)13. Three friggin votes and he's given all that power.
All it took was two democrat votes for another republican and Cantor would have been out on his ass.