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		<title>By: atlantaman</title>
		<link>http://www.peachpundit.com/2008/11/10/gop-house-caucus-elections/comment-page-1/#comment-145399</link>
		<dc:creator>atlantaman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:33:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The newly elected folks vote in the caucus elections and Freeman and May don&#039;t get a vote.  The &quot;official&quot; vote for Speaker occurs with the entire House after the New Year, it&#039;s just that the GOP has already determined, through the Caucus elections, who&#039;ll they&#039;ll be voting for in a block.  So the &quot;official&quot; vote is a formality.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The newly elected folks vote in the caucus elections and Freeman and May don&#8217;t get a vote.  The &#8220;official&#8221; vote for Speaker occurs with the entire House after the New Year, it&#8217;s just that the GOP has already determined, through the Caucus elections, who&#8217;ll they&#8217;ll be voting for in a block.  So the &#8220;official&#8221; vote is a formality.</p>
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		<title>By: atlantaman</title>
		<link>http://www.peachpundit.com/2008/11/10/gop-house-caucus-elections/comment-page-1/#comment-145398</link>
		<dc:creator>atlantaman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:27:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;How can we see which 75 voted for him?&quot;

They are the ones who have offices at the new Stewart Avenue Legislative Office Building.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;How can we see which 75 voted for him?&#8221;</p>
<p>They are the ones who have offices at the new Stewart Avenue Legislative Office Building.</p>
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		<title>By: Icarus</title>
		<link>http://www.peachpundit.com/2008/11/10/gop-house-caucus-elections/comment-page-1/#comment-145356</link>
		<dc:creator>Icarus</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:39:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;How can we see which 75 voted for him?&quot;

Attend any session of the General Assembly, and sit in the gallery.

You won&#039;t know which are the 75, because it was a secret ballot.   But they&#039;ll be there.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;How can we see which 75 voted for him?&#8221;</p>
<p>Attend any session of the General Assembly, and sit in the gallery.</p>
<p>You won&#8217;t know which are the 75, because it was a secret ballot.   But they&#8217;ll be there.</p>
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		<title>By: Chris</title>
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		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:59:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Slightly,

This was the GOP caucus meeting. Only Republicans and Saxby were allowed to attend. They voted on who they will nominate as Speaker, and in theory, everyone in the GOP caucus will vote for who they decided in today. Those who don&#039;t will be banished to the moon.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Slightly,</p>
<p>This was the GOP caucus meeting. Only Republicans and Saxby were allowed to attend. They voted on who they will nominate as Speaker, and in theory, everyone in the GOP caucus will vote for who they decided in today. Those who don&#8217;t will be banished to the moon.</p>
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		<title>By: SlightlyRightofCenter</title>
		<link>http://www.peachpundit.com/2008/11/10/gop-house-caucus-elections/comment-page-1/#comment-145341</link>
		<dc:creator>SlightlyRightofCenter</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:49:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>How can we see which 75 voted for him?

I didn&#039;t think speaker elections were until January.  Doesn&#039;t make much sense to hold them now when you have yes men like Freeman and May who lost their elections still in office. 

Please pardon my ignorance, but could someone explain how this works.

Do the Dems still have a chance to help the 25 decent Republicans defeat Richardson?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How can we see which 75 voted for him?</p>
<p>I didn&#8217;t think speaker elections were until January.  Doesn&#8217;t make much sense to hold them now when you have yes men like Freeman and May who lost their elections still in office. </p>
<p>Please pardon my ignorance, but could someone explain how this works.</p>
<p>Do the Dems still have a chance to help the 25 decent Republicans defeat Richardson?</p>
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		<title>By: Bill Simon</title>
		<link>http://www.peachpundit.com/2008/11/10/gop-house-caucus-elections/comment-page-1/#comment-145339</link>
		<dc:creator>Bill Simon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:29:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Guess we won&#039;t be seeing you with a toupee...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Guess we won&#8217;t be seeing you with a toupee&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Icarus</title>
		<link>http://www.peachpundit.com/2008/11/10/gop-house-caucus-elections/comment-page-1/#comment-145297</link>
		<dc:creator>Icarus</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:22:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m master of my domain.  That&#039;s what I care most about.

I don&#039;t care much for off topic cut and paste jobs.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m master of my domain.  That&#8217;s what I care most about.</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t care much for off topic cut and paste jobs.</p>
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		<title>By: Vic</title>
		<link>http://www.peachpundit.com/2008/11/10/gop-house-caucus-elections/comment-page-1/#comment-145291</link>
		<dc:creator>Vic</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:09:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>AM and Ic, 

if you guys are going to be Masters of the Georgia Universe, you&#039;re going to have to start keeping up with this stuff.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>AM and Ic, </p>
<p>if you guys are going to be Masters of the Georgia Universe, you&#8217;re going to have to start keeping up with this stuff.</p>
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		<title>By: Icarus</title>
		<link>http://www.peachpundit.com/2008/11/10/gop-house-caucus-elections/comment-page-1/#comment-145286</link>
		<dc:creator>Icarus</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:58:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Vic,

Cut out the spam.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Vic,</p>
<p>Cut out the spam.</p>
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		<title>By: atlantaman</title>
		<link>http://www.peachpundit.com/2008/11/10/gop-house-caucus-elections/comment-page-1/#comment-145285</link>
		<dc:creator>atlantaman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:57:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What does the Speaker have to do with the Fed bailout?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What does the Speaker have to do with the Fed bailout?</p>
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		<title>By: Vic</title>
		<link>http://www.peachpundit.com/2008/11/10/gop-house-caucus-elections/comment-page-1/#comment-145281</link>
		<dc:creator>Vic</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:45:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Did the Bank &amp; Insurance Bailout just increase to $2.7 Trillion dollars? Please, someone near  Speaker Richardson and State Republican Leaders get a quote from them on what is happening here:


&quot;Fed Defies Transparency Aim in Refusal to Disclose (Update2) &quot;
By Mark Pittman, Bob Ivry and Alison Fitzgerald

Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) --&quot; The Federal Reserve is refusing to identify the recipients of almost $2 trillion of emergency loans from American taxpayers or the troubled assets the central bank is accepting as collateral. 

Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said in September they would comply with congressional demands for transparency in a $700 billion bailout of the banking system. Two months later, as the Fed lends far more than that in separate rescue programs that didn&#039;t require approval by Congress, Americans have no idea where their money is going or what securities the banks are pledging in return. &quot;


Full Story here:

www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;sid=aOngFPgq7r3M&amp;refer=home</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Did the Bank &amp; Insurance Bailout just increase to $2.7 Trillion dollars? Please, someone near  Speaker Richardson and State Republican Leaders get a quote from them on what is happening here:</p>
<p>&#8220;Fed Defies Transparency Aim in Refusal to Disclose (Update2) &#8221;<br />
By Mark Pittman, Bob Ivry and Alison Fitzgerald</p>
<p>Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) &#8211;&#8221; The Federal Reserve is refusing to identify the recipients of almost $2 trillion of emergency loans from American taxpayers or the troubled assets the central bank is accepting as collateral. </p>
<p>Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said in September they would comply with congressional demands for transparency in a $700 billion bailout of the banking system. Two months later, as the Fed lends far more than that in separate rescue programs that didn&#8217;t require approval by Congress, Americans have no idea where their money is going or what securities the banks are pledging in return. &#8221;</p>
<p>Full Story here:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;sid=aOngFPgq7r3M&amp;refer=home" rel="nofollow">http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;sid=aOngFPgq7r3M&amp;refer=home</a></p>
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		<title>By: Bill Simon</title>
		<link>http://www.peachpundit.com/2008/11/10/gop-house-caucus-elections/comment-page-1/#comment-145255</link>
		<dc:creator>Bill Simon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:16:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Like, for instance, blogging...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Like, for instance, blogging&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: MiddleGeorgiaVoter</title>
		<link>http://www.peachpundit.com/2008/11/10/gop-house-caucus-elections/comment-page-1/#comment-145244</link>
		<dc:creator>MiddleGeorgiaVoter</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:42:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>How can these idiots keep electing this moster (Richardson).  Not only is he destroying the Republican party, he is also destroying Georgia. 

Thanks to Erick, Allen Freeman, and all of the other halfwits who support this fool just because he is a Reupblican.  

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How can these idiots keep electing this moster (Richardson).  Not only is he destroying the Republican party, he is also destroying Georgia. </p>
<p>Thanks to Erick, Allen Freeman, and all of the other halfwits who support this fool just because he is a Reupblican.  </p>
<p>Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.</p>
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		<title>By: I Am Jacks Post</title>
		<link>http://www.peachpundit.com/2008/11/10/gop-house-caucus-elections/comment-page-1/#comment-145229</link>
		<dc:creator>I Am Jacks Post</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:48:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>A shame Graves came up short . . .</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A shame Graves came up short . . .</p>
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		<title>By: ChuckEaton</title>
		<link>http://www.peachpundit.com/2008/11/10/gop-house-caucus-elections/comment-page-1/#comment-145219</link>
		<dc:creator>ChuckEaton</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:25:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Liked the question in the press gallery about Fulton County counting the votes.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Liked the question in the press gallery about Fulton County counting the votes.</p>
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		<title>By: Best d&#8217;Atlanta - 11.10.2008</title>
		<link>http://www.peachpundit.com/2008/11/10/gop-house-caucus-elections/comment-page-1/#comment-145217</link>
		<dc:creator>Best d&#8217;Atlanta - 11.10.2008</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:24:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Good news for Democrats.  Glenn Richardson will continue destroying the Republican Party of Georgia. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Good news for Democrats.  Glenn Richardson will continue destroying the Republican Party of Georgia. [...]</p>
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