CNN reports that the House Republicans have voted to keep the same leadership that got them to where they are today. John Boehner(R-OH) was elected Minority Leader. Roy Blunt (R-MO) is the Minority Whip.
Thanks, GOP. Let's hope your new leaders keep up the good work.
Sure, Hastert's gone from leadership but who ever thought he did that much anyway? He was the puppet speaker.
From the Washington Post:
Some commentators had suggested that a Boehner victory would open the door for Shadegg to edge out Blunt, a longtime member of the House leadership and the current majority whip.The GOP House members are staying the course.
They interpreted heavy Republican losses on Election Day as a call for a new approach, and speculated that House members may choose someone from outside the leadership for the No. 2 position to demonstrate that they understood that message. Instead, the vote could be seen as a continuation of the existing leadership, albeit without Hastert.
"Outside the Beltway, people were expecting us to give ourselves a little more of a wakeup call than this," said Arizona Republican Jeff Flake, a conservative reformer who had backed both Pence and Shadegg. "There simply wasn't the mood to change."
