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  • Originally posted by HP
    WASHINGTON -- Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) could be the next speaker of the House.

    On Friday, the National Review reported that a group of conservative House Republicans, unsure of how to respond to Speaker John Boehner's (R-Ohio) proposal for dealing with the debt limit, decided to consult Cruz, who isn't even in their chamber. Cruz "strongly advised them to oppose it," which they did.

    Cruz could possibly do more than simply advise House Republicans; he could lead them.

    While every speaker of the House has been a member of that chamber, the U.S. Constitution is actually not explicit that it has to be that way: "The House of Representatives shall chuse [sic] their Speaker and other Officers."

    If House conservatives did decide to choose Cruz, it certainly would set up an interesting constitutional fight.

    Democrats were already playing up this possibility on Friday, with the super PAC American Bridge directing the website SpeakerCruz.com to the National Review's story.

    The idea appeared to be first floated in recent weeks by Faiz Shakir, who works on the staff of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.).

    Boehner had hoped to find an exit from the possibility of a government shutdown by focusing attention instead on the debt limit, which the government will hit later next month.

    Cruz's office did not return a request for comment on whether the senator would like to be House speaker.

    In January, a couple of House conservatives voted for former Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) to serve as speaker.

    A new survey by the Democratic firm Public Policy Polling found that Republican voters trust Cruz more than both Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).
    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/0...n_4004899.html

    Ok, this is weird..

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    • DP

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      • No more weird than electing someone to be president without any political experience of which to speak.
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        • Originally posted by SlowwHand View Post
          No more weird than electing someone to be president without any political experience of which to speak.
          How much experience did JFK have? Genuinely curious here.
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          • Glad you asked.
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            • How much experience did Abraham Lincoln have before being elected President?

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              • Lazy ass. Want me to do all of the presidents for you?

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                • Please be better at this. He was also in the House between 1847–1849.

                  If we're counting state legislatures btw, then you should mention that Obama was in the Illinois Senate 1997–2004.

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                  • Originally posted by kentonio View Post
                    Please be better at this. He was also in the House between 1847–1849.

                    If we're counting state legislatures btw, then you should mention that Obama was in the Illinois Senate 1997–2004.
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                    • Originally posted by kentonio View Post
                      No, it just shows how insane Republicans have become.
                      Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.

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                      • Originally posted by kentonio View Post
                        Hey guys I'm a conservative but I read HuffPo

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                        • I believe Puffington Host is its proper name.
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                          • How much experience did Abraham Lincoln have before being elected President?
                            Who is the president elected with the lowest percentage plurality? 39.7 is the record.

                            He also lost the first two ballots in the Republican nomination to Seward.

                            I'm not quite sure why Lincoln is referred as an exceptional candidate. He barely attracted the support of his own party let alone the Democrats.

                            Three states were crucial. Indiana (26-0) for Lincoln, and Illinois (22-0), in the first round gave him enough of a base to put him into consideration. Cameron supporters throwing their support from Cameron to Lincoln in the second ballot, gave him PA (48-6), and made it a two man race.

                            Lincoln owes his presidential nomination to a Know-Nothing slavery supporter.
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                            • Originally posted by regexcellent View Post
                              Hey guys I'm a conservative but I read HuffPo

                              I believe it is mostly an American thing to close your ears and eyes to other points of view. Well, American as well as some fanatical religious sects.
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                              • Originally posted by notyoueither View Post
                                I believe it is mostly an American thing to close your ears and eyes to other points of view. Well, American as well as some fanatical religious sects.
                                There's not really anything wrong with using HuffPo as a source of information as long you understand its editorial bent.
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