Cantor stepping down from leadership position.

[sufrommich]

Just heard on MSNBC.



Edited to add link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/12/us/politics/after-eric-cantor-primary-defeat-house-republicans-take-stock.html?_r=0

[CreekDog]

1. thanks for passing that on, a lot of us have been wondering about that

[FSogol]

2. He'll still have his steaks.

[Ilsa]

3. Kick. Just got this via msnbc. nt

[Hekate]

4. Truman: "If you want a friend in Washington, buy a dog."

Absolutely amazing how fast politicians will turn on each other.

[elleng]

5. 'Representative Kevin McCarthy of California,

the No. 3 Republican, made it clear that he would seek Mr. Cantor’s soon-to-be-vacant No. 2 slot. But he will be challenged by Representative Pete Sessions of Texas, the House Rules Committee chairman.

Representative Peter Roskam of Illinois, Mr. McCarthy’s chief deputy whip, will square off against Representative Steve Scalise of Louisiana, the head of the conservative Republican Study Committee, for Mr. McCarthy’s House majority whip position.

But other wild cards are looming. Representative Jeb Hensarling of Texas publicly thanked House colleagues for encouraging him to join the leadership race.'