My point is, people tend to think of Congressmen as fungible commodities with eq...

		CamperBob2 on March 12, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Feinstein Publicly Accuses C.I.A. of Spying on Con... My point is, people tend to think of Congressmen as fungible commodities with equal power. They're not. Seniority influences committee assignments, among other Very Big Deals. If you replace Feinstein with a freshman Senator, nobody will owe him or her any favors.