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Len Turcotte for NH House Speaker

November 17, 2024November 11, 2024 Steve MacDonald

The vote for Speaker of the New Hampshire House is Wednesday, November 13th. Len Turcotte is challenging the current speaker, Sherm Packard, for the gavel. Sherm is a nice guy (every time I’ve run into him), but we need Len Turcotte as the NH House Speaker. Len has a 100% NH House Republican Alliance Rating … Read more

Meet The New Boss (Speaker) … Same As The Old Boss (Speaker)

October 29, 2023October 29, 2023 Ed Mosca

Before he became Speaker, Mike Johnson opposed the blank-check the UniParty has given the military-industrial complex for Ukraine. But Johnson seems to be changing his tune … on Hannity (of course), he was repeating the same UniParty, neocon pablum about Putin taking over the world if he is not stopped. Meet the new boss. … Read more

WE HAVE A SPEAKER: Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana

October 26, 2023 Amil Imani

Representative Mike Johnson of Louisiana, a staunch conservative figure in American politics, was elected as the 56th Speaker of the House on October 25, 2023, following the ouster of Kevin McCarthy from the speakership.

It’s Republicans That Are Preventing Jim Jordan From Becoming Speaker

October 19, 2023 Ed Mosca

Jim Jordan’s bid to become Speaker of the House of Representatives has been illuminating. It shows that the Democrats have a working majority in the House … which explains why NOTHING has really changed since the Republicans supposedly took “control” of the House.

Did Shawn Jasper Change His Name To Mike Rogers?

October 16, 2023 Ed Mosca

Who is Mike Rogers? Well, he is supposedly a “conservative” Republican representing Alabama. In reality, he represents the globalist-warmonger/military-industrial complex … which he is uniquely positioned to do as “Chair” of the Armed Services Committee.

Thank You, Matt Gaetz

October 4, 2023October 4, 2023 Ed Mosca

Thank you, Matt Gaetz, for exposing Kevin McCathy’s House-GOP as controlled opposition. Not a single impeachment … the military-industrial complex’s War in Ukraine continues to get funded … the DOJ’s war against Donald Trump continues to get funded … and we end up with a “continuing resolution” because, as Gaetz exposed, that’s where McCarthy wanted … Read more

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Tucker Carlson on the Speaker Kerfuffle in the US House – “It Should Be Hard to Become Speaker of the House”

January 6, 2023 Steve MacDonald

I’ve weighed in on this US House Speaker thingamabob at NHJournal and on these pages, and I’m not in the minority. Not among Groksters or rank-and-file Republicans. It’s not only not embarrassing, but most don’t believe McCarthy should be the House Speaker. This means they are standing with the holdouts in Congress or at least the idea of them.

Is It Possible for a Republican to Be the Next Speaker of the US House and Not Nancy Pelosi?

December 28, 2020 Skip

I’ve wondered about that already with the Rs picking up 12/13 seats in the US House instead of the Dems picking up a “Blue Wave” of 15-20 they were expecting before the election. IF the remaining seats go the Rs way, it could be 222 to 213 – a difference of only 9 seats. All … Read more

Is the Speaker abusing his position for partisan political purpose?

November 9, 2019

The Speaker of the New Hampshire House, Stephen Shurtleff removed Rep. John Burt from the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety committee. It seems Representative Burt had and expressed some concerns about the management of New Hampshire Fish and Game.

Throw the Bum Out! … Wait, Don’t We Need a Reason?

September 26, 2019

Throw the Bum Out! There are 235 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives. 231 of them voted their intent to impeach the President. That’s every Demcorat who was in the Chamber at the time of the vote.

Renny Cushing Challenges Steve Shurtleff for NH Dem House Speaker

November 15, 2018November 14, 2018 Steve MacDonald

The Union Leader is reporting that Democrat House Rep Renny Cushing has stepped up to challenge presumed Democrat New Hampshire House heir Steve Shurtleff. Dept’y Dog Shurtleff, around these parts. The current minority leader in the lower chamber of the state legislature. Shurtleff wants to be Speaker. As leader of the Democrats in the House for … Read more

Grok Poll (Works, Now!)- Would You Vote Republican In Nov. to Keep Nancy Pelosi from Becoming Speaker?

September 26, 2018June 14, 2018 Steve MacDonald

Update – Sorry for not realizing the poll was fubar. I believe this has been corrected and you should be able to vote now. If not please let me know.

It’s still early but the current forecast shows the U.S. House could flip to a Democrat Majority by one seat.

That one seat probably makes Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the Chamber which means New Hampshire could decide whether or not we get two years of her radical nonsense or the nation is saved from her clownish leadership.

Does that matter to you?

The Three Amigo’s

September 26, 2018November 13, 2010 Steve MacDonald

In an email posted to the entire Republican caucus, team player Gene Chandler invited everyone to a luncheon to meet the Republican candidates for speaker of the House. Gene announced that he would be there, along with John Reagan, Susan Emerson….and…..that’s it.

So three of the four candidates have arranged a lunch (those three seem to do everything together now) at 11:30 the day of the vote for speaker–which happens at 1pm–to do a meet and greet, and have purposefully excluded William O’Brien.

I wonder if the progressives are catering the event and filled out the invites? The democrats would not have invited Bill O’Brien either.

I mean, wasn’t it Dean Barker at Boo Hoo Hampshire who said, if he had to have any of them, he’d prefer Gene?

Ringing endorsement from an ultra liberal democrat.

I say eat Gene’s free lunch and then vote for the guy who was not even invited to the event. The one the democrats do not want to be speaker. William O’Brien.