Paul Gray
TOM FOLEY
The House Speaker is on a roll. His concluding speech during the flag-burning debate was cheered by Republicans as well as fellow Democrats. Then he helped force George Bush’s tax pirouette, which takes the onus off Democrats and plays to Foley’s strength — fair, responsible horse trading.
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