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Politics Daily reports that North Carolina Democrat Rep. Heath Shuler says he may run for Speaker against Nancy Pelosi if his party keeps control of the House. The disclosure came in his debate with Republican opponent Jeff Miller:
During the debate, Shuler said, “If there is no viable alternative [to Pelosi], I will be running for speaker of the house.”
Later, Miller pressed the congressman for details. “You’re saying you would not vote for Nancy Pelosi for speaker?” Miller said.
“If that’s the alternative, I will be voting for myself,” Shuler answered.
“If she’s there, you wouldn’t vote for her? You’d vote for yourself?” Miller clarified.
Shuler replied, “I don’t know how I can be any clearer. I can do as good a job as anybody in the U.S. Congress, because I can actually bring people together.”
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Bo| 10.28.10 @ 2:00PM
Heath was a better NFL QB than a Congressman.
CalMark| 10.28.10 @ 2:02PM
Well said!
For those who don't follow the NFL, this is a statement that merits only two responses:
"True, that."
And, "Ouch."
Quartermaster| 10.28.10 @ 8:03PM
Shuler is as corrupt as any Dimocrat. You are what you support, and he has supported the Dim leadership in the house for the last 4 years. The Rs tried to get him to run in East Tennessee where he was living at the time. Instead he goes with the Dims and moves back to where he came from.
Mountain Values? Yeah sure. It's time he went home and stayed there.
Christopher Scott| 10.28.10 @ 8:13PM
Heath Shuler was a star quarterback at the University of Tennessee. The Washington Redskins traded two number one draft picks so they could move up in the 1994 NFL draft to pick Heath Shuler. He then held out of the Redskins' 1994 training camp until they agreed to a $19.25 Million seven-year contract. Heath Shuler then started about half of the Redskins' games over the next two seasons until he was benched and then traded to the New Orleans Saints for a #5 draft pick. New Orleans cut him a few years later after they determined he wasn't even good enough to be the third string quarterback on one of the worst teams in the NFL.
Heath Shuler is now ranked as the third worst draft pick bust in NFL history.
DEIN| 10.28.10 @ 8:20PM
Is this the same "blue dog"who voted for obamacare and most of Legosi's socialist agenda?I also say "good riddance".