With Small Numbers, House GOP Whip No Longer Whipping

[babylonsister]

TPM came up with that title, not me. :)

Cantor takes new approach as Republican whip
By Molly K. Hooper
Posted: 01/15/09 07:28 PM


Rep. Eric Cantor (Va.) is the new Republican whip, but he hasn’t been doing a lot of whipping in the early days of the 111th Congress.

According to members of his conference, Cantor hasn’t done an official whip count on how members would vote on releasing the second half of the $700 billion bailout funds.

The traditional job of the whip is to twist arms to pass or defeat legislation, which Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas) excelled at when Republicans controlled the House.

But Cantor is not DeLay, and doesn’t pretend to be.

The 2008 elections have been significant in changing the role of the House Republican whip.

Cantor, 45, concedes that due to the diminished numbers, Republicans are going to have to pick and choose their fights.

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http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/cantor-takes-new-approach-as-republican-whip-2009-01-15.html

[rurallib]

1. don't Republican whips come with a madam?

[Historic NY]

2. leather boots too!!

[WI_DEM]

3. and diapers?

[cliffordu]

4. Whip it???

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxH39QlRuhg




When a problem comes along
You must whip it
Before the cream sits out too long
You must whip it
When somethings going wrong
You must whip it

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Shape it up
Get straight
Go forward
Move ahead
Try to detect it
Its not too late
To whip it
Whip it good

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You must whip it
You will never live it down
Unless you whip it
No one gets away
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Crack that whip
Give the past the slip
Step on a crack
Break your mommas back
When a problem comes along
You must whip it
Before the cream sits out too long
You must whip it
When somethings going wrong
You must whip it

Now whip it
Into shape
Shape it up
Get straight
Go forward
Move ahead
Try to detect it
Its not too late
To whip it
Into shape
Shape it up
Get straight
Go forward
Move ahead
Try to detect it
Its not too late
To whip it
Whip it good