Thursday, January 6, 2011

Republican majority: New parliament chief says the Obama campaign

Washington - The ceremonial opening with a declaration of war: Republican John Boehner was elected on Wednesday as the new President of the U.S. House of Representatives. He replaced Democrat Nancy Pelosi, the slip after the election defeat of their party in November now in the role of minority leader.

The 61-year-old from Ohio, Boehner received 241 votes. His Republicans have in the new parliament with 242 seats. Boehner has his election, the third most powerful man in the country: If Barack Obama and his deputy, Joe Biden, something happened, he would move into the White House. Boehner told a pre-release Speech According to the household expenses had gotten out of hand.


"People have voted to change the normal operating policies and today we are beginning to execute this command". The 61-year-old warned before the vote "grand challenges" and said "hard work and difficult decisions" are needed. The Republicans have announced cut spending, reform the tax laws, abolish the "anti-worker" regulations, efforts to combat illegal immigration and reduce development assistance to do.

For 12 January, they have also scheduled a vote to force Obama to withdraw its signature from the health reform. However, the Senate, where Democrats hold the majority on this block and the President can veto it. Spokesman Gibbs announced the Senate Democrats, led by Harry Reid, meanwhile, planned a reform of the process rules to make it difficult to delay or block decisions by the minority party.

"The American people expect reasonable solutions to help the middle class to make ends meet, no extremist political stunts," the spokesman on Tuesday said Reid, Jon Summers. For months the Republicans rail against "big government" and Obama's alleged ambitions, a European-style welfare state in the U.S.

set up. Above all, the populist "Tea Party" movement helped to radicalize the Republican and finally agreed on fundamental opposition. Another problem for Obama is the carousel at the White House staff: After several top advisers is leaving and President spokesman Robert Gibbs Regierunssitz.

The 39-year-old will already go for February. Obama must also seek a new chief of staff at the White House and other clans. Also, David Axelrod, Obama's top advisor is leaving soon, the White House, he would prepare the campaign for the presidential election of 2012, they say.
Posted by Manlio Gandolfi at 11:55 AM

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