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...behold, the reform talk has died down. While House Republicans did push through a ban on former members lobbying in the House gym last week, GOP members also suggested Hastert had overreacted to the Abramoff scandal. "Some of the proposals out there were just not necessary," said one House leadership aide. The new management in the House agrees. Two days before his surprising election as House Majority Leader, Ohio Republican John Boehner had suggested one of Hastert's ideas, banning all privately funded travel, was "childish". Since then Boehner has further distanced himself from the reform ideas, suggesting that current...
...Oklahoma congressman, lost his Oklahoma gubernatorial bid in 2002 despite initially being considered the favorite. But Swann has certainly gotten off to a good start, even before the Steelers' stunning championship run. He is leading his main opponent, former Lieutenant Governor Bill Scranton, in an ongoing straw poll of GOP state committee members. Scranton has also had to spend quite a bit of time lately distancing himself from a racial gaffe made by his former campaign manager, who said on a talk show that Swann, who is black, was "the rich white guy in this campaign...
Ohio Republican John Boehner's upset victory today in the race to replace Tom DeLay as House Republican majority leader is a perfect reflection of the GOP's current quandary-the party recognizes the need for real reform ahead of midterm elections next fall, but also fears too much of it. After all, for Capitol Hill, where incumbency usually rules the day, Boehner's second-round win by a margin of 122-109 against front-runner and current Majority Whip Roy Blunt of Missouri for the party's number two spot amounted to storming the Bastille. "Boehner looked as shocked...
...Even if he really wanted to, Boehner, 56, would have a tough time leading a Republican revolution. Thanks to a House GOP conference vote yesterday to limit the leadership positions up for grabs, the 15-year veteran of the House will be sandwiched between the old guard, with Dennis Hastert of Illinois staying in the top job as Speaker of the House and Blunt keeping his post as number three in the party hierarchy. "Blunt?s a good man, but he couldn't overcome the relationship with DeLay," said Joel Hefley, a congressman from Colorado who was ousted as head...
...Still, it wasn't change for change's sake that Republicans were after with today's vote. The real issue for the GOP is how many members lose their jobs in November, and whether the party could actually lose control of the House along with them. Republicans are still trying to gauge whether voters will care more about moving the Republican agenda forward or giving the appearance of a clean break with the DeLay-tainted past...