House Maj. Whip Roy Blunt promised that the House GOP would fund an important lagoon cleanup — on the condition that the locals vote for who he wants, the Palm Beach Post reports. "I think it will make a difference if Joe Negron is the guy ... as we look at these projects we've talked about," Blunt is quoted saying. This sort of heavy-handedness — boasted about on the NRCC blog — is typical of a party with a secure majority, not a party whose grip is increasingly questionable.