Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is the undisputed master of the legislative process in Albany but has limited power to impose party discipline beyond his chamber.
That meant Mr. Blagojevich was overmatched by the speaker, who, for all his failings and his responsibility for the state's financial blight, takes his job seriously, works hard and is a master of the legislative process.
Preferring to focus on broad policy matters and speeches, McGovern was not a master of Senate legislative tactics, and developed a reputation among some other senators for "not doing his homework".
He chose a vice president and a chief of staff who were masters of the legislative arena, and he filled his most senior posts (aside from those occupied by longtime advisers) with former Congressional aides.
Bannon and his boss may not yet have mastered the ins and outs of legislative and political wrangling and it's possible they never will.
"He is very interested in policy, and has mastered the specifics of a number of legislative proposals," Ms. Ignagni said.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who has dazzled California with a string of legislative victories in his first months in office, has shown that he may well be a political master after all.
The interlude of legislative cooperation was brief.
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There is plenty of legislative time.
