Hastert: David DREIER as new Majority Leader

[Seen the light]

Reported on MSNBC via AP.

[electropop]

1. That didn't take long...

What, 6 minutes between DeLay's indictment and a replacement? Ya think they want to put some distance there?

[billbuckhead]

3. What about Drier taking his boyfriend on trips?

[FreedomAngel82]

20. Nah

With these people it's each to their own. When one criminal comes out they don't want anything to do with him until several years later (see Libby).

[CottonBear]

2. Is that the R-Rep. from CA? Is he the one rumoured to be gay? n/t

[Seen the light]

4. Yes and yes

[jsamuel]

6. oh... the gay bashing one?

[jbond56]

7. so the first gay majority leader is republican? nt

[Seen the light]

9. I don't know if he's gay or not but...

that's always been the big rumor. Take that as you will.

[rbajai]

14. WHOA!!

I wonder what the FREEPERS will say about this one!

HAHAHA!~

[Greeby]

5. Euan Blair is temping for him

He chairs the House Rules Committee, which he uses to stomp all over the Democrats

[Norquist Nemesis]

8. Yes. Maximum Sleazeball and well trained Luntzspeak Linguist. n/t

[iconoclastNYC]

10. OMG!!! My fingers are crossed.

Hopefully the Dems have some colorful "opp research" ready to leak to RawStory (pun intended)

[seabeyond]

11. our gay guy? now, one had to step down for having an affair

how about being a closet gay after discriminating and create hate torwards gays?

[madinmaryland]

15. Is gannon/guckert involved in this? n/t

[seabeyond]

17. dont see how or why n/t

[gWbush is Mabus]

12. Drier controls Schwartzenegger

[Seen the light]

29. That's a good point

[gauguin57]

13. The first gay majority leader? And he's a Repug? Sweet!

Are the 'Pugs going for the gay vote now?

[DeepModem Mom]

Did MSNBC confirm, Seen, or is this what they're hearing? nt

[Seen the light]

19. Ron Reagan reported that the AP reported that Hastert has said

he wants Dreier in there.

[DeepModem Mom]

22. Thanks! Sounds like it will be Dreier. nt

[Zen Democrat]

16. They are passing over Roy Blount because he looks like a thug.

They want a "pretty face". That may come back to haunt them. The rumors will explode about Dreier.

[CottonBear]

21. That was my thought. Dreier has those made for TV good looks. n/t

[CottonBear]

18. Anti-gay congressman David Dreier, said to be gay, 'lived with male chief

of staff' (Rawstory)

http://www.rawstory.com/exclusives/byrne/david_dreier_outed_brad_smith_gay_920.htm

[FreedomAngel82]

25. Ha!

Wait till all of this comes out.

[barbaraann]

23. Drier is an outstanding liar.

If there were an Oscar for Best Liar in Politics he would win hands down.

[SoCalDem]

26. Two words specially created for Dreier..

Unctuous
Smarmy

[gulliver]

24. Powerless puppet like Hastert.

My spider sense is tingling. I think they put Dreier in there temporarily as a do-nothing rubber stamp for DeLay ... like Hastert. If they had chosen Blunt, DeLay would have been out of a job.

This stinks to high heaven.

[madame defarge]

27. Link

GOP congressional officials said the plan was for DeLay to temporarily relinquish his leadership post and Speaker Dennis Hastert will recommend that Rep. David Dreier of California step into those duties.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/D/DELAY_INVESTIGATION?SITE=MABED&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&SECTION=HOME

But the house has to vote on it, I think.

[gauguin57]

28. Great! Dry drunk in the White House. Self-loathing gay man as maj. leader

If Frist has to step down, will they bring up Santorum, who is certifiably insane (and doesn't even live in the state he represents)?

When people say the GOP/Bushies are crumbling, I don't like to allow myself to hope. But boy oh boy ...