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Thom Hartmann: The GOP Speaker Job Sucks
Neil McCabe, One America News Network joins Thom. Republicans are still scrambling to find someone to replace outgoing Speaker of the House John Boehner. Texas Representative Bill Flores announced he'll run if Paul Ryan doesn't - but he hasn't won the support of the party yet. But the real question is - why would anyone want to lead the current Republican Party?
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