With Delay gone, who will take his place?

[SteppingRazor]

Let's do like we do on GD:Politics and start throwing our opinions around! Will Roy Blunt's temporary position become permanent? Will Jeff Boehler take over? Someone else?

[ChairmanAgnostic]

1. Al Capone's younger brother?

Blunt is too close to DeLay and the growing scandals.

[salin]

2. Until elections are held, Roy Blunt.

[SteppingRazor]

3. As I said in my OP, I'm aware of that...

I'm just calling for speculation as to who will take the permanent position. Any thoughts?

[ps1074]

4. Roy Blunt

[DrDan]

12. I think you may be right

but . . . .

Can you imagine the fallout if he were to be forced to give up that position because of this growing scandal!!!!!

That would be a true windfall for the Dems

[salin]

5. besides a potential political bloodbath?

really hard to guess. So many of the 'powerful' (as in others are behelden to them - so that they can bring some party discipline) - have some of the same problems - witness Blunt. They have already had a mini drama around Drier which included some folks, off the record, of course, refer to Drier's alleged sexuality as a problem (still behelden to the loud religious right). A smart move would be to go with a known moderate that would assuage the country and by extension make people feel a tad bit better about their own republican congressman - someone like Shays - but the powerbrokers HATE the moderates so that will never happen. Best I can do is predict a profile: relatively new to congress and unknown outside of congress; telegenic; profession not directly related to law - someone like Frist who on the senate side they jumped behind before fully vetting.

[hippiechick]

6. oooh, this could be FUN !!

An open position of power among the GOP ?
It's going to be like a frenzy of pirahna's all trying to kill each other in order to get to the prized pork chop.


:rofl:

[salin]

7. hey maybe they'll do us a favor and pick a Hoosier

GOPer - because who ever it is will likely be taken down... not well vetted, and a media more willing to follow ethics related issues that will inevitably be just under the surfact for whoever is selected. It would be one quick way to get a wacky conservative hoosier congressman out of office. Chris Chocola anyone?

[hippiechick]

8. Nope, sorry .... Count Chocula's already on Abramoff's list ...

... he wouldn't have a chance. Same with Kittle, Mitch and Burton.

There are so many odious GOP'ers running loose in Indiana that it would be really hard to just pick one. Sodrel, maybe ?


:shrug:

[salin]

10. nothing telegenic about Sodrel (plus he's gonna be on his way out)

there is actual begging for votes going on by Mike Pence... John Hostettler could put on quite a show... then there is "former serviceman" Steve Buyer

[Contrary1]

9. Mike Pence's name is being tossed around over at Freeperville. n/t

[salin]

11. I saw that - by a single persistent poster on that thread

almost like it must be a Pence staffer or something.

[snowbear]

13. Hastert wanted David Dreier last time around... but...

He just didn't have the support..