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DEL.ICIO.USHouse speaker re-aligns, endorses McCain
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Shortly after losing two votes to place his candidates on the state board of transportation this afternoon, House Speaker Glenn Richardson was able to change the topic.
Richardson, formerly a backer of Rudy Giuliani in the Republican presidential contests, endorsed John McCain.
We’re hearing that future punishment for rebellious House members, who didn’t vote with their leadership on the DOT seats, will not include any committee chairman. Possibly some subcommittee chairs and hawks.
“There has been retribution and that’s very troubling,” Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle said Friday at his weekly press conference.
As for Richardson himself, the lieutenant governor said, “You win some and you lose some…. and I don’t know that he’s won anything yet.”
House Majority Leader Jerry Keen of St. Simons defended his leader. “The House is more concerned with policy than internal politics, and Georgia wins on those issues,” he said.
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By Susan
February 1, 2008 8:15 PM | Link to this
big deal! Same old Washington, endorsing the same guys….McCain is a liar. So what does that make a guy/womwn who endorses McCain!
By RJ
February 1, 2008 11:38 PM | Link to this
As for Richardson himself, the lieutenant governor said, “You win some and you lose some…. and I don’t know that he’s won anything yet.” Be careful and be alert Mr. Cagle.
From afar it looks like the Speaker has won a major one in a razor slice fashion. Cagle and his Senate’s passage of H.B. 529, which overrides a Perdue veto and codifies duplicate budget finance offices, one for the House and one for the Senate, will come to haunt them. This duplication is antithetical the Republican mantra of less government. How much more is it costing us tax payers to have two separate budget offices? Why can’t this Republican controlled General Assembly get by with one budget office just like the Democrats did?
By howard
February 2, 2008 12:37 PM | Link to this
Jerry Keen says “The House is more concerned with policy than internal politics”
Thats ridiculous! They’re only concerned with politics and no policy. they’re an embarrassment. These House guys have got to get rid of this entire leadership.