The President Remains the Daddy

That’s not me subscribing to the Cult of the Presidency, it’s incoming Speaker of the House of Representatives, John Boehner who
says:

“While our new majority will serve as your voice in the people’s House, we must remember it’s the president who sets the agenda for our government.”

Now there’s something to be said for modesty in victory and Republicans have been careful – even canny – not to blow their own trumpets too loudly and you might also say that Boehner is merely reflecting the...