Republican Party in Chaos

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Blunt Temporarily Takes Reins
as Conservatives Reject Dreier
As the legal troubles mounted for House Majority Leader Tom DeLay in recent weeks, he and House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert talked repeatedly to craft a detailed strategy for the Republican leadership for the day when a long-feared indictment arrived. There was one big problem: When DeLay's indictment was unsealed yesterday, conservatives in the GOP caucus immediately erupted in anger over rumors that the selection of Rep. David Dreier from California, whom they regard as too moderate, was being presented as a fait accompli.

Posted by Editor at September 29, 2005 01:16 AM