You forget the first two rules of being a congressman
1. Get re-elected...
2. Keep you plum committee seat...
Both leaders have huge sway in both...they aren’t going any where until 2016...
1. Get re-elected...
2. Keep you plum committee seat...
Oh how right you are. I vividly remember my first political science class in college back in 197?. On the very frist day of class, the prof asked us why we thought that most politicians run for office. Nearly all of us naive freshmen responded with the usual crap like, "to make society better," "to save the world," "to make a difference," blah, blah, blah, blah. After about 20 minutes of this dribble., the prof pounded his fist on the front desk and said, "No, the number one reason politicians run for office is to GET RE-ELECTED..."