The job of Speaker of the House is an exercise in raw execution, an unforgiving arena where a leader either rules the floor or gets crushed by it. To measure legislative competence, one must discard partisan noise and look strictly at the ability to herd a fractious caucus, maintain institutional order, and pass a definitive agenda. By this standard, comparing Nancy Pelosi and Mike Johnson reveals a stark truth: Pelosi ran a high-discipline corporate boardroom, while Johnson manages an unstable crisis ward.

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