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antigop

(12,778 posts) Wed Jun 11, 2014, 05:37 PM Jun 2014

Texas Rep. Pete Sessions to run for House majority leader

Source: Reuters (Posted on Rawstory.com)

Republican Representative Pete Sessions of Texas said on Wednesday he would run for the post of House majority leader to replace Eric Cantor, who is stepping down after losing a primary election in his congressional district.

Sessions told reporters that if elected to the No. 2 spot in the House of Representatives, his main concern would be securing the U.S. border with Mexico. He is currently chairman of the powerful House Rules Committee, a gatekeeper for legislation before it arrives on the House floor.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/06/11/texas-rep-pete-sessions-to-run-for-house-majority-leader/

Oh, dear lord.

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Texas Rep. Pete Sessions to run for House majority leader (Original Post) antigop Jun 2014 OP

Louie enid602 Jun 2014 #1

I find his last name a humorous word play for potential future headlines. AtheistCrusader Jun 2014 #2

The House is going to be more batshit crazy. HooptieWagon Jun 2014 #3

I don't know, Hooptie... leftieNanner Jun 2014 #4

I agree with everything you've said except elleng Jun 2014 #5

All I can say is... malokvale77 Jun 2014 #6

Yuck blkmusclmachine Jun 2014 #7

Barfo. SoapBox Jun 2014 #8

Oh yes, they call him the streak: TexasTowelie Jun 2014 #9

So Cantor had a 40+% lead going into the primary INdemo Jun 2014 #10

No Reter Jun 2014 #11

What I was refering to was the fact that INdemo Jun 2014 #12

enid602

(8,594 posts)

1. Louie

Reply to antigop (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 05:42 PM

Jun 2014

How could they Goehmert?

AtheistCrusader

(33,982 posts)

2. I find his last name a humorous word play for potential future headlines.

Reply to antigop (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 06:06 PM

Jun 2014

Session gavels the house into session, etc..

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)

3. The House is going to be more batshit crazy.

Reply to antigop (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 06:08 PM

Jun 2014

I have a hunch Boehner is going to give up Speaker post. There will be a greater teabagger influence in GOP House leadership. Inexperienced leadership, with an extremist ideology. Frankly, they are going to be out of control. Yes, probably more "investigations" . More obstructionism, Another govt shut down. Another 50 futile votes to end Obamacare. Probably an impeachment. But, I think their crazy is going to blow up in their face, and voters will be sick and tired of the teabagger temper-tantrums when '16 election rolls around. Short-term, we have to put up with a Congress controlled by 5 year olds. Long-term, I think things look good for adults to be put back in charge.

leftieNanner

(15,060 posts)

4. I don't know, Hooptie...

Reply to HooptieWagon (Reply #3)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 06:31 PM

Jun 2014

When my kids were 5, they were much more sensible than these Tea Bag whackos!

elleng

(130,716 posts)

5. I agree with everything you've said except

Reply to HooptieWagon (Reply #3)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 06:51 PM

Jun 2014

the optimistic part.

malokvale77

(4,879 posts)

6. All I can say is...

Reply to antigop (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 07:05 PM

Jun 2014

Being in Texas, this is really bad.

blkmusclmachine

(16,149 posts)

7. Yuck

Reply to antigop (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 07:25 PM

Jun 2014

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)

8. Barfo.

Reply to antigop (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 10:52 PM

Jun 2014

TexasTowelie

(111,915 posts)

9. Oh yes, they call him the streak:

Reply to antigop (Original post)

Thu Jun 12, 2014, 02:18 AM

Jun 2014

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/10/11/58954/-Pete-Sessions-R-TX-caught-naked

No, not nowadays, but obviously in 1974 according to a rollcall article quoted by the Stakeholder:

"Streakin' Pete. Honk if you've seen Rep. Pete Sessions naked. Or, is it nekkid? It's don't matter which way you say it, but if you lived in San Marcos, Texas, in 1974, then you're probably honking like crazy right now.
Hard to believe, but Sessions, the Texas Republican who decried Janet Jackson's Super Bowl public nudity incident in January took part in a raucous, two-night streaking rampage when he was a freshman at Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos.

Newspaper headlines blared: "Streakers Hit Campus, Several Nudes Caught" and "Dudes, Broads and Bare Bods." The papers were full of pictures of naked college boys and co-eds streaking through the streets of San Marcos, although HOH could not verify which bare bottom was Sessions.

The mass streaking, which led to a clash with police on the night of March 4, 1974, violated the university's behavior guidelines, as well as Texas law against indecent exposure.

INdemo

(6,994 posts)

10. So Cantor had a 40+% lead going into the primary

Reply to antigop (Original post)

Thu Jun 12, 2014, 07:23 AM

Jun 2014

and lost. So excuse me if I'm wrong but don't Republicans have to win the Majority in the House before the Repukes have a Majority leader? And they seem to be assuming they will win the Majority as did Canto thought he would win with 2 million to spend vs 40K

Reter

(2,188 posts)

11. No

Reply to INdemo (Reply #10)

Thu Jun 12, 2014, 10:04 AM

Jun 2014

Cantor is stepping down July 31st. Republicans are in control until at least this January.

INdemo

(6,994 posts)

12. What I was refering to was the fact that

Reply to Reter (Reply #11)

Thu Jun 12, 2014, 10:11 PM

Jun 2014

Boehner said he is all in for running for speaker again.(putting to cart before the horse isn't it)I don't think it is out of the question that Democrats could regain control of the House

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