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doxydad

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Fri Jun 20, 2014, 08:38 AM Jun 2014

The New GOP Majority Whip Is A Climate Change Denying Koch Brothers Flunkey

When Eric Cantor lost his primary bid to run for reelection to his Virginia congressional seat, he set off a game of musical chairs within the Republican leadership ranks in the House. Today the GOP caucus chose Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy to replace Cantor as Majority Leader. Subsequently, they needed to fill the new vacancy in the Whip’s post. for that role they chose Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise. Scalise is regarded as a far-right conservative aligned with the Tea Party. He is currently the chair of the Republican Study Committee, an offshoot of the GOP caucus with an avowed ultra-rightist slant.

http://www.newscorpse.com/ncWP/?p=17001


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The New GOP Majority Whip Is A Climate Change Denying Koch Brothers Flunkey (Original Post) doxydad Jun 2014 OP
So: no change from the previous idiot. Warren Stupidity Jun 2014 #1
Sorry but........... Flo Mingo Jun 2014 #2
OK Savannahmann Jun 2014 #3
I'll alert the media. n/t Orsino Jun 2014 #4
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