Comments on: This Will Be Interesting http://www.intheagora.com/archives/2005/09/this_will_be_interesting/?source=rss current events, culture, faith, science and more Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:39:53 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Ed Brayton http://www.intheagora.com/archives/2005/09/this_will_be_interesting/comment-page-1/#comment-15614 Ed Brayton Thu, 29 Sep 2005 17:38:40 +0000 http://intheagora.com/2005/09/this_will_be_interesting.html#comment-15614 Balta wrote: <blockquote>Wait a second....David Dreier is too moderate? My God, what the hell happened to that party where David Dreier is considered a moderate?</blockquote> Well, he tempers his virulently anti-gay sentiments by actually <i>being</i> gay. That makes him a moderate. Balta wrote:

Wait a second….David Dreier is too moderate? My God, what the hell happened to that party where David Dreier is considered a moderate?

Well, he tempers his virulently anti-gay sentiments by actually being gay. That makes him a moderate.

]]> By: Balta http://www.intheagora.com/archives/2005/09/this_will_be_interesting/comment-page-1/#comment-15613 Balta Thu, 29 Sep 2005 16:16:43 +0000 http://intheagora.com/2005/09/this_will_be_interesting.html#comment-15613 Wait a second....David Dreier is too moderate? My God, what the hell happened to that party where David Dreier is considered a moderate? Wait a second….David Dreier is too moderate? My God, what the hell happened to that party where David Dreier is considered a moderate?

]]> By: ape http://www.intheagora.com/archives/2005/09/this_will_be_interesting/comment-page-1/#comment-15612 ape Thu, 29 Sep 2005 15:56:47 +0000 http://intheagora.com/2005/09/this_will_be_interesting.html#comment-15612 is there any chance that the reason he's been passed over is that they fear yet another scandal if the heat is on Dreier? Maybe the appointment scandal hinted in the linked post, or maybe they know something else. is there any chance that the reason he’s been passed over is that they fear yet another scandal if the heat is on Dreier? Maybe the appointment scandal hinted in the linked post, or maybe they know something else.

]]> By: Eric Seymour http://www.intheagora.com/archives/2005/09/this_will_be_interesting/comment-page-1/#comment-15611 Eric Seymour Thu, 29 Sep 2005 12:50:33 +0000 http://intheagora.com/2005/09/this_will_be_interesting.html#comment-15611 I'm only vaguely familiar with Dreier (didn't know he was the 2nd ranking House Republican), but I've heard a lot about Blunt. I’m only vaguely familiar with Dreier (didn’t know he was the 2nd ranking House Republican), but I’ve heard a lot about Blunt.

]]> By: Ed Brayton http://www.intheagora.com/archives/2005/09/this_will_be_interesting/comment-page-1/#comment-15610 Ed Brayton Thu, 29 Sep 2005 00:20:33 +0000 http://intheagora.com/2005/09/this_will_be_interesting.html#comment-15610 The rumors are not just rumors. David Dreier IS gay, and that may well be the reason why he was passed over for the spot. The rumors are not just rumors. David Dreier IS gay, and that may well be the reason why he was passed over for the spot.

]]> By: Balta http://www.intheagora.com/archives/2005/09/this_will_be_interesting/comment-page-1/#comment-15609 Balta Thu, 29 Sep 2005 00:16:11 +0000 http://intheagora.com/2005/09/this_will_be_interesting.html#comment-15609 There's also been some discussion that if Dreier took over, it would be seen as more of a placeholder until Delay got back, but if people didn't think Delay would be coming back, Blunt would be better in that he already has more of a political machine built around him. But yeah, we've all heard those rumors. Americablog has dubbed him and Ken Mehlman "Closet heterosexuals" because they refuse to answer the questions when they're asked. There’s also been some discussion that if Dreier took over, it would be seen as more of a placeholder until Delay got back, but if people didn’t think Delay would be coming back, Blunt would be better in that he already has more of a political machine built around him.
But yeah, we’ve all heard those rumors. Americablog has dubbed him and Ken Mehlman “Closet heterosexuals” because they refuse to answer the questions when they’re asked.

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