[okie01]

It struck me that both Boehner and Cantor, in their victory speeches, referred to a "second chance" for the GOP and a reference to hearing the voice of the people and responding to their call.

They appear to know what their job is: to lead the House toward doing what the people have conclusively said they want.

I would not expect of either that they will emerge as "leaders of public opinion". That's not their job. Instead, their role is to lead the House Republican caucus -- keep them in the straight and narrow and responsive to the voters.

They did a reasonably good job of this when they were in the minority, there's no reason to think that they won't do a good job in the majority.

Any "big vision" is going to come from the presidential candidates. That's their job -- to capture the public's interest and lead the nation in a specific direction.

View legislators as mechanics running the Service Dept. Presidential candidates are supposed to provide direction and leadership.

[paulycy]

Any "big vision" is going to come from the presidential candidates. That's their job -- to capture the public's interest and lead the nation in a specific direction.

Thanks for this. It's very helpful. :0)