Boehner's election not good for Texas

Random thought as I get back into the swing of blogging: John Boehner's election as House Majority Leader is bad for Texas' influence in Congress.

Here's a breakdown of Texas Republicans and who they backed in the Majority Whip race:

Blunt:
Barton
Bonilla
Brady
Burgess
Carter
Conaway
Culberson
Gohmert
Granger
Hall
McCaul
Neugebauer
Poe
Smith

Boehner:
Kenny Marchant
Sam Johnson
Pete Sessions

Shadegg:
Hensarling

Uncommitted:
DeLay
Paul
Thornberry

Backing the right horse definitely matters in House politics. The House leadership holds great sway in deciding committee assignments and committee chairs. These two things are the source of cloue in the House/

So now Texas has lost the clout of DeLay as Majority Leader, and we don't have any clout with the new Majority Leader. That's not good for Texas.