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| Allen West: "I ain't even in Congress anymore, but folks are still voting for a brotha" |
From CBS News, about the moderate and conservative Republican politicos respectively: "During the roll call, nine Republicans cast their votes for someone other than [re-elected House Speaker John] Boehner including three for House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., who some speculated would be the alternative to Boehner. One of Cantor's votes came from freshman Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla.
— an interesting move for someone on his first day in Congress."
More: "Former Secretary of State Colin Powell and former Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., both received votes (House rules state that the House speaker doesn't have to be a member of the House)
— Powell received a vote from Democratic Rep. Jim Cooper of Tennessee and West received two GOP votes."
