Lessons Learned in Congress, or a Sign of Things to Come? WASHINGTON — The central conflict that has dogged Speaker John A. Boehner is this: how to answer the hue and cry of the far-right corner of his conference — especially the most conservative of the 87 freshmen who often seem willing to walk to the point of legislative disaster over a point of principle — and actually get things done. (via Lessons Learned in Congress, or a Sign of Things to Come? - NYTimes.com)