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Dolman: Peter King tired of being GOP's 'punching bag'
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For many Northeastern Republicans in the House of Representatives, life isn't so easy.
They’re caught in the middle. To have genuine influence, they must go along to get along, often with hard-liners in the party who can seem angry about everything these days -- about government, about the president, about modern life in general. Some play the go-along game better than others.
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Read more »Bessent: John Boehner wins second term as Speaker of the House, nation's least desirable job
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John Boehner won a second term as Speaker of the House today. Condolences are in order. Who would want the job?
Boehner has been a leader without enough reliable followers for the two years since a cabal of tea party Republicans were elected, proclaimed compromise a dirty word and began doing all they could to gum up the works.
They made it impossible for Boehner to broker a “grand bargain”...
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