Discussion: Report: Scalise Says He Has Enough Votes To Move Up To House Majority Leader

system1 · October 5, 2015, 2:40pm

Discussion for article #241391

chammy · October 5, 2015, 4:09pm

Wow, one worse than the other, McCarthy, Chafetz and Scalise? Oy vey iz mir.

superabound · October 5, 2015, 4:16pm

Kongratulations Konservative Kongressman

humpback · October 5, 2015, 4:16pm

Scalise announced he is fully-covered; like a white hood.

khaaannn · October 5, 2015, 4:20pm

Scary thought of Scalise as Majority Leader as it’s the stepping-stone to the Speaker position.

dswx · October 5, 2015, 4:23pm

“Scalise has survived at least one problem that brought his role in House
leadership into question. Late last year, news reports surfaced showing
he spoke in 2002 before a white nationalist group tied to former Klu Klux Klan leader David Duke.”

“problem”? Heck, that enhances his appeal to many GOPers. Seriously. Racism is front and center in the GOP.

pluckyinky · October 5, 2015, 4:26pm

I actually hope he wins. This can only help boost Democrats’ prospects next year when they can point to the House majority leader as someone who favorably compared himself to a former klansman by saying he’s “David Duke without the baggage”. It will help further draw a clear contrast between the Democrats’ message of inclusion and the Republicans’ message of exclusion, particularly for minority and young voters who are inclined to think “they’re all the same”. Umm no, no, they’re not. One party is led by a KKK sympathizer and one is led by a black man. Couldn’t get any clearer than that.

darrtown · October 5, 2015, 4:29pm

Majority Leader is the number two to the Speaker.

johnscotus · October 5, 2015, 4:40pm

Makes sense. The racist party should have a racist majority leader.

bonvivant · October 5, 2015, 4:42pm

azjude · October 5, 2015, 4:51pm

I hope he gets it!

Maybe, just maybe voters will start paying attention to how awful these gop/bags are!

dv01 · October 5, 2015, 4:55pm

But, but, but they’re the party of Lincoln! They can’t possibly be racist.

heirball · October 5, 2015, 5:02pm

He’s the Klan guy!

sooner · October 5, 2015, 5:13pm

The thought of Chafetz as Speaker might have been considered a bit kinky until he did the full McCarthy last week in the Planned Parenthood hearing. Utahans find him having an entitlement issue.

enon · October 5, 2015, 5:17pm

damn… someone is paying attention. and frankly this cartoon will likely have more impact with the public than anything said by his opponents…

indyundecided · October 5, 2015, 5:27pm

“I see your black president and raise you one Klansman house speaker.” Who would ever admit to being a Republican these days.

sephius1999 · October 5, 2015, 5:31pm

So the (KKK-simpathizer) has the votes to be next SOH…and Republican keep trying to tell us they are the party of diversity.

Not all diverse things are legitimate.

The Klan, and any sub groups, or affiliates, need to be relegated to the dust bin of history.

And Republicans need to be called out for always courting them.

pluckyinky · October 5, 2015, 5:35pm

You got it! And I hold out some very small sliver of hope that maybe, just maybe, having a David Duke admirer as a ranking member of the R Party will force the media to finally openly question if perhaps some of the nastiness aimed at the president might just be a tad bit racially based. Maybe?

gorehound · October 5, 2015, 5:35pm

This guy is a bonafide racist POS.He is linked to white supremacy.The people who want Boehner’s job are all extremists.GOP is scraping the bottom of the sludge bucket.

dnl · October 5, 2015, 5:44pm

Scalise ------speaker of the TeaLilnquents

Scalia---------SupremeCorporation justice.

I see a bad moon rising…