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    Who are the NERD fund donors Mr Snyder?

    Raise the curtain.

    Who should be the new House GOP Leader

    Rep. Elsenheimer   2 votes - 14 %
    Rep. Proos   2 votes - 14 %
    Rep. Meekhof   5 votes - 35 %
    Rep. Calley   3 votes - 21 %
    Rep. Green   2 votes - 14 %
     
    14 Total Votes
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    Green won't be a serious candidate (none / 0) (#1)
    by Nick on Mon Nov 10, 2008 at 02:57:14 PM EST
    At least that's my read.  The caucus recognizes they need to do things a new way and that includes holding members to a far higher ethical standard than the majority caucus hold theirs.  (Mike Sak trying to intimidate police, anyone?)

    I'm a big fan of everyone else on that roster.  They've each been great friends to the Right Roots too, granting interviews, guest blogging, helping whenever and wherever asked.

    Whoever wins had better have a fighters attitude and a triatheletes stamina, though.  We need to mix things up with the bad guys over the next 723 days and we're talking, here, about the man who will effectively be the leader of the underground opposition!

    Assume you're talking Elsenheimer? (none / 0) (#3)
    by Nick on Mon Nov 10, 2008 at 07:06:40 PM EST
    Or do you mean Kevin Green?

    Calley or Elsenheimer (none / 0) (#5)
    by Brady on Mon Nov 10, 2008 at 08:24:38 PM EST
    It will either be Calley or Elsenheimer because the Republican Caucus isn't bright enough to pick Proos.

    Keep in mind that Elsenheimer's northern Michigan support only amounts to four votes:  himself, the guy taking Walker's place, Booher and Tim Moore.  Elsenheimer also has the distinction of going into his third term, a factor that has spelled doom for all leadership candidates of both parties in the term limits era unless they were running for re-election to a post.  Elsenheimer would be the most partisan and his election would signify that the Republican minority intends to focus on battling Democrats rather than have legislation passed.

    Calley is a particularly bright candidate who has been able to establish himself quickly in his first term.  However a lot of Republican staff complain that he is too much like DeRoche and/or too young to serve as leader.  He would be a middle of the road choice between Elsenheimer and Proos.

    Proos would be the smartest choice as he would work best with the Democratic majority.  His election would be a sign that Republicans intended to be productive partners with the Democrats in governing and accept their minority party status while the party goes through a multi-session rebuilding process.

    • Amen. by Nick, 11/11/2008 08:09:36 AM EST (none / 0)
      • Ditto by maidintheus, 11/11/2008 09:46:37 AM EST (none / 0)
    Brady (none / 0) (#9)
    by maidintheus on Tue Nov 11, 2008 at 09:56:12 AM EST
    We need to practice doing things different when we expect different results in order to not be assumed insane.

    I'm going to be committed to that.

    There's a difference in holding our officials accountable versus unnecessary snarky comments. You have a tendency to make such comments. We can see how that has worked for Conservatives. I don't like the results.

    Unlike you, I think we're smart enough to see this and I'll do my part to hold 'them/us' accountable to a better performance.

    So, please stop your trash talk at every turn and find a constructive way to promote our (hopefully) shared ideals.  

    Deals are being made (none / 0) (#10)
    by HouseStaffer on Tue Nov 11, 2008 at 10:35:18 AM EST
    I'm starting to hear rumblings about some of these candidates taking their name out of consideration for Minority Leader in an effort to get Elsenheimer elected to the position.  I'm not sure what the final result will be, but look for two of these Representatives to back Elsenheimer in exchange for his help securing them the positions of Assistant Leader and Caucus Chair.

    Thank you HouseStaffer and (none / 0) (#11)
    by maidintheus on Tue Nov 11, 2008 at 10:56:04 AM EST
    I don't know who is casting the votes here on this site but I think Rep. Elsenheimer isn't getting a fair shake.

    He will be a steady hand for Conservatives. He won't be as encumbered with the need to overly compromise as in the Oakland County and other areas. Also, he breaths cleaner air (up there) on a more consistent basis and that's bound to help the thinking process. This would be doing things different in order to get different results. If the goal is to look more like Democrats, we've tried that and look at where we are now.  

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