Somewhere, Tip O'Neill is Smiling

Man Of The House The Life and Political Memoirs of Speaker Tip O'Neill with William Novak copyright 1987 "At the first caucus I ever attended, Sam Rayburn addressed the House Democrats. "We're in the minority, now," he said. "But we're still going to be helpful and constructive. Remember, any jackass can kick over a barn door. It takes a carpenter to build one." The year was 1953.

All Politics Is Local.

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Do you feel the fear and loathing?