Posted by
Patrick "Sarge" Murray on Thursday, November 20, 2008 5:00:00 PM
Here’s some good news: our prelude to taking back the House starts now. Yes, the Republicans decided to retain John Boehner as House Minority Leader. His performance over the past two years was mostly lackluster, though he showed some strong leadership during the high-gas price crisis earlier this summer. The candlelight vigil of sorts that he helped orchestrate in the House chamber after Nancy Pelosi tried to squelch debate on this most salient of issues was a sign that unlike the Democrats, the Republicans actually were listening to the will of the people. Besides, anyone other than the incompetent Dennis Hastert is an improvement.
But that aside, our leadership in the House, while still in the minority, is about to get much more robust. The GOP just elected Eric Cantor of Virginia to the House Minority Whip post, with Indiana’s Mike Pence elected to the Number Three spot in House party leadership. Both of these fellows are strong, vocal, articulate voices for conservatism, and will be effective voices for alternative policies to Obama’s socialism in the coming months. With these two fine fellows, our comeback starts now!