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Who IS That Guy?

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He was just reelected speaker of the House, where he'll be leading the largest Republican majority in more than 60 years. But as John Boehner well knows from his last tenure, many of those Republicans don't like the word "compromise." Their recalcitrance led to the 113th Congress enacting the second-lowest number of laws of any Congress in 50 years, which in turn led to its having the lowest approval ratings ever and to Boehner being called "easily the worst House speaker in modern history." And while he was reelected, there were 25 votes cast against him. On the other end, President Obama has very little to lose in his last two years, and he often mentions his willingness to use executive action and the presidential veto. So who would want to be speaker under those circumstances? Just who is this John Boehner?: http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/01/john-boehner-profile-113874.html?hp=t2_r#.VKw_fidj_Zt

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