Cantor is not “trying to go around” anyone!!
Boehner as #1 is moving up from Minority Leader to Speaker of the House
Cantor as #2 is moving from Minority Whip to Majority Leader
these positions have to be confirmed by vote of the R. caucus in the House when the new Congress convenes in Jan. but I don’t think there’s any doubt that Boehner will be SOH and Cantor will be Majority Leader
no one is being displaced or challenged by Cantor running for the position of Majority Leader(whether or not one wishes for a shake-up)
Ah jeez, saw it in breaking news and immediately jumped on to thinking it was Speaker, which would be breaking news. Majority leader, of course, is what Cantor’s been in line for all along.
It appears that to many Freepers speed read to the point they don't grasp what is actually written.
Who is in line for Whip?
Sorry about “assuming” but the story was not clear (imagine that) and it sounded like Cantor was moving against someone. The story should have explained the leadership positions and who holds them now. If it is “monkey move up”, then it is not even news! (but I digress). I did “some” research but did not find anything clear, like Wikipedia usually is to lay it out.