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New Speaker of the House and President
Even though President Obama and John Boehner are from different parties, they seem to have a lot in common. Which reminds people when Bill Clinton and Newt Gingrich were in their office positions together. ... Is this a good or bad thing?
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2 comments:
Is this what the article claims?
If you look a little closer, this article actually points to the fact that President Obama and Boehner have relatively little in common. While politically, Clinton and Gingrich may have been divided, they were able to form a working relationship over the commonalities that they did share, something that seems unlikely to happen in the case of Obama and Boehner.
I also found the brief mention of Obama's style in relating to other political players in Washington very interesting; some may view Obama's affinity for separating "work" relationships from "friend" relationships as a weak point and a negative indicator of how the next two years will play out.
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