Tried to solve the mystery of Highway 18 (Ghost Rider #21, 2008); Challenged Ghost Rider and got the Penance Stare for his troubles (Ghost Rider #23, 2009); Met with Michael Badilino and got a Hellfire shotgun (Ghost Rider #30, 2009); Blasted Johnny Blaze off his bike but was dismissed by Daniel Ketch, turned into Vengeance (Ghost Rider #32, 2009); ...
As the leader of the majority party in the House, the Speaker also plays a major role in shaping and implementing party decisions on forthcoming legislation. Most Speakers have been very able as the position requires. They need to have political acumen, strong leadership qualities and stature. In 1995, Newt Gingrich showed how powerful the Speaker can be by publishing the âContract with Americaâ which was a statement of policies America should adopt.
, No expertise, just good arguments. The Speaker of the House is clearly the most powerful position in the US House of Representatives. The Senate Majority Leader is, in most senses, the most powerful person in the US Senate. (The President pro tempre is the most powerful in small issues of decorum and procedure.) But which is more powerful, the head of the Senate or the head of the House?