Amanda Said:

House GOP revolts over gas prices. Did Minority leader John A. Boehner cry again?

We Answered:

Ironic considering they had been blocking this for weeks. Now all of a sudden they want to act as if they give a crap.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/18/us/18c…

Oil companies already hold hundreds of leases on millions of acres of land they have yet to drill on. They have yet to survey what they already have, yet they want more. Prospect what they have first, then lease more if necessary
http://money.cnn.com/2008/06/23/news/eco…
http://resourcescommittee.house.gov/inde…

Marcia Said:

Why are The GOP No Shows for Minority debate forums?

We Answered:

They can safely blow off the Black debate because they know that even before poverty started rising again under Bush--they weren't going to get enough Black votes to matter. Too much bad blood bewteen Blacks and the Corporations and Blacks and the KKK types that are the loudest voices on the Religious Right.

Blowing off the Univision Debate looks to be a recognition the Bush Amnesty Fiasco has enraged Latino Voters on both sides of the issue to the point that Republicans have no choice but to write their once solid Mexican and Cuban voters off for this election cycle. There's just nothing any Republican can say right now that won't make Latinos even angrier. Surviving Republicans will have to rebuild those bridges between 2008 and 2012.

The Republican Candidates know that to win the nomination, all of their efforts have to be directed at winning over their core constituencies of Big Business, Big Religion and White Supremacists. And then try to distance themselves from the Beloved Leader, Iraq and the White Supremacists for the General Election.

Terrance Said:

If the GOP lose the House, will Dennis Hastert or current Majority Leader John Boehner by Minority Leader?

We Answered:

There is no automatic shift in positions. The Republicans in the House of Representatives will have a vote among themselves to determine this.

The last time the House of Representatives switched parties, from the Democrats to the Republicans in 1995, the incumbent Speaker of the House, Thomas Foley, was defeated for re-election in his home district. Thus, the issue of whether he would be minority leader was resolved without him.

Further, the incumbent Minority Leader, Bob Michel, retired that year, paving the way for the Minority Whip, Newt Gingrich, to become the new Speaker with the GOP takeover. But Gingrich's move to the position was not automatic: the Republicans held an election and promoted him to the post.

If the Democrats take control, it is widely expected that Nancy Pelosi, currently the Minority Leader, will be the next Speaker -- making her the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House. (She is currently the first woman to serve as Minority Leader.) However, this is not guaranteed. There are other Democrats who would like the position, such as Steny Hoyer, currently the Minority Whip, who are likely candidates for the position.

Thus, there is no guarantee as to who will hold what position. Further, with Hastert's current problems with the Sex Scandal related to Republican Representative Mark Foley, it is not at all clear that Hastert will even be re-elected, and if he is re-elected, he might lose is leadership role entirely, regardless of whether the GOP maintains or loses the House.

Hilda Said:

Mitch McConell told GOP leaders in DC Repubs need to reach out to minority voters?

We Answered:

Well, white men will be the minority by the end of this century. You'll be just an afterthought by then if the GOP doesn't do something.

Benjamin Said:

The House minority leader, John Boehner, has called for a federal spending freeze for the rest of the year.?

We Answered:

Do you know what President actually implemented those policies?
Herbert Hoover.

Does anyone remember which President the Great Depression started under?
Herbert Hoover.


You can't just stop all federal spending.
You just can't.

That's what's wrong with the economy right now.
Nobody is spending money.

Despite what Republicans think, federal spending right now is good.
That's because the federal government is the only one with money.
Business and private individuals have no access to credit, basically.

If the federal government stopped spending money all together;
We would be in a greater situation than in the days of the depression.


Congress needs to spend all the money it can now.
The stimulus was way too small.
I don't care if I have to pay for it for the rest of my life.
We need to spend money, and fast.