Rep. Lee Quandt on Speaker Bill O'Brienby: William TuckerThu Sep 22, 2011 at 06:27:11 AM EDT |
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Republican state Rep. Lee Quandt pulls no punches when recounting the goings-on at the State House. This week is no exception as he looks back at the September 14th House session. Oh, and did I mention he doesn't much care for Speaker Bill O'Brien?
On the Speaker's leadership team: The speaker's very arrogant and strange leadership team has said the reason the republicans are not winning these special elections is because all the republicans are out working while the democrats are not, people that dumb should not be in public office. ... On the Speaker's lack of respect for his constituents: The most disdainful of all the speakers' actions is the game playing with the house over calling special sessions and posting that "you will not get paid for this day". It would be different if we had something to do; but, just to call a session to see if you have enough votes to override the governors veto for right to work is a good example of the lack of respect for the house political process, respect for the house members and the voters of NH. ... On the Speaker's attempt to manipulate the political process: What the speaker is doing is trying to manipulate the house republicans by not paying mileage for his call of the special sessions hoping that those republicans that live up north or on the other side of the state can't afford to keep making these 100 or so mile trips at their own expense. This is one of the speaker's most despicable acts towards the house members. ... |