Assuming he is elected the next Speaker of the House of Representatives next January, John Boehner will, according to the Constitution, be two heartbeats from the Presidency.
I've been reading with great interest the recent news articles about Mayor Bill de Blasio's reported intervention to help get Council Member Melissa Mark-Vivelectedlected as the next Speaker of the New York City Council.
Finally, over in the House, as the majority party struggles to find a new Speaker, Congressman Charlie Dent, a moderate Republican from Pennsylvania, floated the intriguing idea of putting together a "bipartisan coalition" to elect the next leader.
A13 NEW YORK/REGION B1-6 Next Council Speaker Will Be a Trailblazer Councilwoman Christine C. Quinn, set to be elected today as the next speaker of the New York City Council, confronts Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg with a strong-willed opponent with firm convictions, but also one who is welcomed by the administration as a straightforward adversary.
The Republicans, on the other hand, unanimously elected John Boehner as the next Speaker of the House, despite previous reports of Tea Party dissension.
"Today, I voted not to elect Leader Pelosi as the next Speaker of the House.
I haven't found an MP who doesn't think Michael Martin should go, but Labour doesn't want a byelection and the Tories don't want the next Speaker elected by a Labour majority.
Mr. Nader sometimes argues that even if Mr. Gore loses, the Green Party's efforts will help elect more Democrats to the House, and make Representative Richard A. Gephardt of Missouri the next speaker.
The choice of the next Speaker was the first act of the new Parliament before newly elected MPs are sworn in.
John Boehner, the next Speaker of the House?
