Senator howard baker likened his job as majority leader to that of herding cats what does that mean

Senator Howard Baker likened his job to that of a herding cat not because he thought leadership could not be carried out successfully but because he thought as a leader, one had to understand the institution as a whole and the personalities of the individual members he governed. 

It is hard to herd cats, so Baker used an analogy to show that it takes a skilled person to be effective in gathering all the party members and colleagues to hear and be on one accord.

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