The most under-appreciated political trend may be the loss of power a modern Speaker of the House wields. Boehner is herding cats.
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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 public1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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@ScottDart1 Former Speakers had much better means to bribe and/or threaten recalcitrant Members.
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