Anyone else have a congressman getting a big promotion from this election?

[Rowdyboy]

My representative, Bennie Thompson (MS 2nd district) is the incoming Chairman of Homeland Security committee. From small -time, minority congressman with little power, Bennie goes BIG time.

Since Lieberman will be Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security committee, Thompson will have to work closely with him, which will be treacherous. Bennie's overall a good guy, though, and mostly votes correctly. I wish him the best of luck, and I know he's up to the challenge.



From Wikipedia...

"Benjamin G. "Bennie" Thompson (born January 28, 1948) is an American politician from the Democratic Party. He has been a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the 2nd District of Mississippi (map) since 1993. The district includes most of Jackson and is the only majority-black district in the state. The district is approximately 275 miles long, 180 miles wide and borders the Mississippi River. The Mississippi Delta comprises the vast majority of the 2nd District.


Thompson joined the House of Representatives in April 1993, after winning a special election for the 2nd Congressional seat which became vacant when former Representative Mike Espy resigned. Thompson subsequently has been reelected several times overwhelmingly. Indeed, Thompson has 38 years of public service, ranking him as Mississippi's most senior African-American politician.

Thompson became an outspoken advocate for the Gulf Coast after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita hit in 2005. From his position on the Homeland Security Committee, he pushed for accountability at FEMA and a careful review of the role of the Red Cross in the time of disaster. He also pursued waste, fraud, and abuse in hurricane contracting and called for preferences to be given to small and Gulf Coast businesses in the recovery and rebuilding of the affected states. Thompson is the founding Member of the bipartisan Gulf Coast Recovery & Rebuilding Caucus in the House of Representatives.

Thompson's legislative platform focuses mainly on civil rights, agriculture and rural issues, equal education and health care reform. In 1975, he became one of the original plaintiffs in the Ayers Case which concerned the adequate funding of predominantly black educational institutes in Mississippi. In 2000, Thompson wrote legislation that created the National Center for Minority Health and Health Care Disparities.

[Boston Critic]

1. My Congessman Barney Frank...

takes over the House committee on banking.

[Rowdyboy]

5. Now that will be a very sweet position for a progressive to hold....

Here's to my man Barney! Wonder if he'll consider giving it up to run for the senate if Kerry retires?

[sallyseven]

8. No he won't. Trust me.

[Boston Critic]

15. Too soon to tell

He was prepared to run if Kerry was elected president. He said as much.

[Blue_In_AK]

2. No, but I've got a senator and a representative who are

biting it, Ted Stevens and Don Young. Bwahahaha. :rofl:

[Rowdyboy]

6. And that is SOOOOOOO SWEET!!!!! Especially Ted "Bridgeman" Stevens

though Young is disgusting in his own right. Too bad its only chairmanships they lost, and not their seats.

[reichstag911]

3. Dick Durbin,...

...the current Minority Whip, will probably be landing some leadership position, I would think.

[demosincebirth]

4. Pete Stark will become chrm of a commitee. Don't know which one, though

[Burnsey_Koenig]

7. I certainly DO

Mine will be the next Speaker of The House.


WOOOOOO HOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!

[Rowdyboy]

10. Doesn't get much sweeter than that, now does it!

And welcome to DU. Thanks for joining the celebration!

[greeneyedboy]

9. yes. her name is Nancy Pelosi, aka our next Speaker of the House of Representatives.

[Rowdyboy]

12. You mean that evil woman Rove warned us about?

The "soon-to-be" grandmother of 6?



Make no mitake, they will do everything possible to demonize her but she's smart and tough and they're gonna have their hands full dealing with her. She's playing for "keeps"

[baldguy]

11. Louise Slaughter will chair the House Rules Committee

[Rowdyboy]

16. What a shame poor closeted Ca. Rep David Dreier loses his influence

Ms Slaughter will be an enormous improvement!

[bobbieinok]

13. NO, hallelujah, he LOSES-- Inhofe is replaced by Boxer on environmental

committee.

[Rowdyboy]

17. Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition!

Inhofe is one of the biggest asses in the Senate, Boxer one of the stars. What a difference!

[Diamonique]

14. My congressman...

John Conyers will be the head of the House Judiciary Committee!! Wheeeeee!

[Rowdyboy]

18. Conyers, Rangel, Pelosi, Waxman, Dingell-America is about to see

a government for the people, not the elites.