QUESTION FOUND ON THE RLCNH EMAIL LIST: "Has anyone been thinking about the 2004-2006 term when although the Republicans were in the majority, Scammon made a deal with the Democrats and ended up the Speaker of the House? So will Bill O’Brien or Gene Chandler make a deal with the Democrats to get the Speakers chair?"
ANSWER FROM REP. PAUL MIRSKI, founder of House Republican Alliance:
The Democrats see Bill O’Brien as the Devil incarnate because he’s been their principal opponent for the last four years.
It’s also why he should be elected Speaker.