- He often doesn't have the backing to see plans through.
- Being forced to back the drawing on his first spending cut he considered to be his biggest regret.
- He tends to follow the crowd on issues.
- Threatened to punish recalcitrant republicans by taking away committee assignments.
- Boehner's republicans have used the leverage of controlling a single chamber of congress to slash $1 trillion from the budget over the next decade.
- Attempts to have more open process with more open rules.
- Tends to tell it like it is and seems to admit when he's wrong.
- Boehner is not a shy man and can be serious yet have fun, he even nicknamed one reporter loudmouth.
Questions:
- Why can't Boehner often see his plans through, what's holding him back?
- How do citizens tend to view Boehner?
- Does he not exercise his authoritarian power as a tactic to be popular with people?
- How is he viewed in the eyes of other politicians?
- What do you think are some of the biggest challenges Boehner will face in the future?
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