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    Matt Lewis‏Verified account @mattklewis 2 Dec 2012

    The most under-appreciated political trend may be the loss of power a modern Speaker of the House wields. Boehner is herding cats.

    6:41 AM - 2 Dec 2012
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      2. Scott Dart‏ @ScottDart1 2 Dec 2012
        Replying to @mattklewis

        @mattklewis Pls define "modern",the job of Speaker has always been to bring a wide array of interests together.Process is now seen by public

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      3. Matt Lewis‏Verified account @mattklewis 2 Dec 2012
        Replying to @ScottDart1

        @ScottDart1 Former Speakers had much better means to bribe and/or threaten recalcitrant Members.

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      2.  👻Kristi 🎃‏ @KristiIA 2 Dec 2012
        Replying to @mattklewis

        @mattklewis Pelosi was a very powerful Speaker who could corral her caucus.Weak Speaker position is just Boehner's.He's very bad at his job.

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      3. Matt Lewis‏Verified account @mattklewis 2 Dec 2012
        Replying to @KristiIA

        @KristiIA I won't argue with you that Pelosi isn't tough. But I don't think her situation was analogous to what Boehner has faced.

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      2. Ed Lilly‏ @Ed_Lilly 2 Dec 2012
        Replying to @mattklewis

        @mattklewis Interesting. Do you think the change is more due to the system, the person who is Speaker, or a combination (what %)?

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      3. Matt Lewis‏Verified account @mattklewis 2 Dec 2012
        Replying to @Ed_Lilly

        @Ed_Lilly It has little to do with Boehner. The world has changed.

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      4. Ed Lilly‏ @Ed_Lilly 2 Dec 2012
        Replying to @mattklewis

        @mattklewis I think that's largely right. Hard to imagine a current pol who could wield power as Speaker as it was used in the past.

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      1. Lynda Smith‏ @lamsmithSWEDE 3 Dec 2012
        Replying to @mattklewis

        @mattklewis Maybe catnip and tea (as in 'tea party') are chemically related? Could explain a lot!

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      1. Lynda Smith‏ @lamsmithSWEDE 3 Dec 2012
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        @mattklewis mostly WILDCATS.

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      1. Yermal Shetty‏ @ytshetty 3 Dec 2012
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        @mattklewis Speaker Boehner is negotiating in good faith and he says his partner has not come out with a serious plan to cut spending.

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      1. Sarah Beth‏ @stratfundsbl 2 Dec 2012
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        @mattklewis Please define "modern?" Wondering the years this might include - as I can think of a few Speakers (I am not that old) w/power.

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      1. Pamela Austin‏ @PamelaAustin20 2 Dec 2012
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        @mattklewis Actually I think current situation is more a result of majority party disarray and lack of GOP focus/goals/values.

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      1. Kristen Chapman Gibbons‏ @KCGibbons 2 Dec 2012
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        @mattklewis no Tom Delay (thank Jeebus)

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      1. Dr. Roy Norman‏ @drroynorman 2 Dec 2012
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        @mattklewis Do you mean JB inability to pusuade is equiv to herding cats? The GOPosse is the issue. They don't think they plot!

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      2. Donna Marie Jarma‏ @DmJ43 2 Dec 2012
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        @mattklewis Perhaps they need a stronger leader. I like The Speaker, but he has given in too easily to extremes.

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      3. Donna Marie Jarma‏ @DmJ43 2 Dec 2012
        Replying to @DmJ43

        @DmJ43 @mattklewis AND he's always preaching to the Pres about LEADING.

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      1. TEEDfit‏ @robteed 2 Dec 2012
        Replying to @mattklewis

        @mattklewis that is a #GOP issue, @NancyPelosi had her caucus doing the job, passing her agenda. this is not a #falseequivalency

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      1. Bill Show‏ @theBillShow 2 Dec 2012
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        @mattklewis hey Matt, cats are way more well behaved than the Republican congress

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      1. Deborah Anne‏ @MidwestDeborah 2 Dec 2012
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        @mattklewis Media silence on the Rep position and their partnership in selling Dems msg make Reps timid and weak. #fiscalcliff

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