Blunt beat out rules committee chief, House speaker as seat-warmer for DeLay

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: October 2, 2005| Author: Robert Novak | Copyright information

Sources who were involved in the conversations say House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert and Majority Leader Tom DeLay agreed between them that Rules Committee Chairman David Dreier should temporarily succeed DeLay because he had no long-term ambitions for leadership.

Hastert and DeLay are described as pondering whether the speaker himself should temporarily take over the majority leader's duties. Hastert's friends say the idea of Dreier originated with DeLay. Dreier as an interim leader wou...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research

Mitchell Asks Not to be Considered for Supreme Court
All Things Considered (NPR) ; ... the Inkatha Party in South Africa is threatening to disrupt elections there. WERTHEIMER: First, the top stories in this hour's news. [newscast] ADAMS: [`All Things Considered' theme music] This is All Things Considered. I'm Noah Adams. WERTHEIMER: And I'm Linda ...
Statement from House Majority Leader Tom DeLay on Supreme Court's Denial of Schiavo Appeal
U.S. Newswire ; WASHINGTON, March 19 /U.S. Newswire/ -b House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) today criticized the U.S. Supreme Court's refusal to explain its decision to deny an appeal that would allow Terri Schiavo to continue receiving food and water. The appeal, which was filed by the general counsel for
Supreme Court to consider lawmakers' roles in caucus scandal
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ; Supreme Court to consider lawmakers' roles in caucus scandal By STEVEN WALTERS swalters@journalsentinel.com, Journal Sentinel Wednesday, June 23, 2004 Madison -- The state Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to decide whether three lawmakers had sufficient warning to know that it was illegal to have state
STATEMENT BY CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE MAJORITY LEADER ON JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SUPREME COURT HEARING SCHEDULE
Capitol Hill Press Releases ; Capitol Hill Press Releases 11-03-2005 For Immediate Release Statement By Chief Of Staff To The Majority Leader On Judiciary Committee Supreme Court Hearing Schedule Contact: Bob Stevenson (202) 224-4445 November 3, 2005 WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's (R- TN) Chief of
DeLay criticizes Supreme Court
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) ; ... writing decisions based upon international law, not the Constitution of the United States? That's just outrageous," DeLay told Fox News Radio on Tuesday. "And not only that, but he said in session that he does his own research on the Internet? That is just incredibly ...
FRIST EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR PRESIDENT'S NOMINATION OF JUDGE JOHN ROBERTS TO THE SUPREME COURT
Capitol Hill Press Releases ; Capitol Hill Press Releases 07-19-2005 For Immediate Release Frist Expresses Support For President's Nomination Of Judge John Roberts To The Supreme Court Contact: Bob Stevenson (202) 224-4445 July 19, 2005 WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, M.D. (R-TN) made the following
Supreme Court says Perata can run again Chan, supporters argue over his partial term, to take case to lower court
Oakland Tribune ; The state Supreme Court refused Wednesday to block state Senate Majority Leader Don Perata from seeking another term in 2004, turning away a request by two East Bay women backed by Assembly Majority Leader Wilma Chan. The women's attorney said the case -- over whether Perata's partial first term as
U.S. SENATOR BILL FRIST (R-TN) SENATE MAJORITY LEADER U.S. SENATOR BILL FRIST (R-TN) DELIVERS REMARKS ON THE SENATOR FLOOR ON THE NOMINATION OF JUDGE SAMUEL ALITO JR. TO THE SUPREME COURT
Washington Transcript Service ; Washington Transcript Service 01-30-2006 MAJORITY LEADER FRIST DELIVERS REMARKS ON THE SENATE FLOOR ON THE NOMINATION OF JUDGE SAMUEL ALITO TO THE U.S. SUPREME COURT JANUARY 30, 2006 SPEAKER: U.S. SENATOR BILL FRIST (R-TN), SENATE MAJORITY LEADER FRIST: Mr. Chairman, thank you. And I will be using
Johnson's record is one full of complexity; The folksy Senate DFL majority leader has a reputation for changing his mind and a history of creating controversy.(NEWS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) ; ... decided it had lost confidence in Johnson, it was Sen. Bill Belanger, a Bloomington Republican, who was dispatched to deliver the news. Although Belanger, who has been in the Senate since 1980, said he remains fond of Johnson, he still regards his departure from ...
House GOP won't vote on majority leader in time for State of the Union speech
Chicago Sun-Times ; ... signs. The National Organization for Women and NARAL Pro-Choice America, opposed to confirming both Roberts and Alito, held news media events at noon daily during the Roberts but not the Alito hearings. A NOW spokeswoman told this column no public demonstrations ...