It’s not the House itself, the leadership of that House, or the party he represents. Each of those is centuries old and worthy of protection. The institution his departure protects is only decades old.
Boehner’s Protected Institution
October 9th, 2015 No Comments
Tags: Capitol Hill · Dennis Hastert · Eric Cantor · John Boehner · Nancy Pelosi · United States House of Representatives · United States House of Representatives Republican Leader election
Boehner on the Hot Seat
October 18th, 2013 1 Comment
The deal would require no Republican support, demolish the Hastert Rule, revive bipartisan solutions, marginalize the Tea Party, and put Boehner back in the business of legislating.
Tags: Dennis Hastert · Filibuster in the United States Senate · John Boehner · Politics · Tea Party