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The Boehner of our existence

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The soap opera nature of the government shutdown has been complete with a fascinating cast of characters, none more so than the man in the middle of it all. Politico’s Jake Sherman joins Melissa Harris-Perry’s panel as they try to get to know the real House Speaker John Boehner as he tries to negotiate his role as a prominent Republican party leader and his relationship with the Tea Party who helped put him there.