In the House, an 'every man for himself' mentality setting in
(NEWSER) - Nancy Pelosi’s grip on the Democratic caucus is slipping, with subtle and not-so-subtle challenges to her authority coming with increasing regularity. She couldn’t, for example, muster enough votes to get the Senate’s $15 billion jobs bill through without amendments, because of objections from the Blue Dogs on the right and Congressional Black Caucus on the left. Politically vulnerable first- and second-termers have been equally bold in defying her, writes Jonathan Allen of Politico . More»
