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small deal on immigration. so much of what you said in the intro, just the conversation about boehner now, and the conversation about boehner for the last three-plus years he s been speaker. it all stems from the same place. he is such a fundamentally awkward fit as a leader for where the republican party and particularly the republican party in the house is. this guy is a washington lifer, essentially. basically a quarter century now. part of the original leadership after that republican takeover after 94. got ousted, made his way back. he happened to be in position to become speaker when this whole tea party wave hit in 2010. in his greatest single achievement, maybe his only oh real lasting achievement has been survival. no small achievement. because he s had forces waiting, these conservative tea party forces have been waiting from day one for the moment that john boehner sells them out. and the constant talk followed every boehner action has been is there going to be a coup tha
guy giving us the straight deal and some read this, he s mean, a bully, hogs the spotlight. i ve seen the same sort of classic chris christie clips played, and depending who i ve watched with, people pumping their fists, democrats saying wow, this is inspiring, even for a republican and people who say this is awful. boarish behavior. so it s a question to me, if he s running for the republican presidential nomination in 2016, what s going to be interesting is to see the forces within the party that are aligned against him, maybe for other reasons. how they try to use this and how they try to incorporate this into their message to stop him. robert, on pure politics, do you think this is a problem that sticks to him? no. and i think the answer and the clue to see why it doesn t stick to him, go to governor christie s twitter profile today. and though he has been a pugnacious presence, new jersey politics, since he started in township politics in the 90s, christie has an ability with
during the gingrich era, wants to get something done. so we re really going to have to watch in 2014. how does boehner balance his frustrations with the status quo versus his real desire to be a speaker for history. and i think just remains to be seen. yeah. and robert, i think that s interesting and definitely goes to the question of legacy, which we know that politicians, motivations change, often, when they perceive the end of their tenures or careers. immigration and what you mention about his hiring reflects some of that. 2016 is a time, of course, that could be a great sorting out for republicans. chris christie is someone that we hear a lot about, and steve, you are our new jersey expert. i caught this cartoon in the new yorker in the new issue out yesterday that really shows the potential problems. there you have godzilla wreaking havoc on a bridge and countries christie has been accused of causing traffic jams for political reasons. and the caption simply says, yeah, i hea
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