Boehner is a wimp. He had to be dragged into this fight by the Tea Party conservatives in the House and the American people. If he was any sort of man, he would have been leading this fight right from the start instead of fighting from behind. He has been fighting against the interests of the Tea Party members of Congress since their ascendency in 2010. I still believe he is looking for a way to send a "clean" CR to the Senate as well as lift the debt ceiling to make Obama happy. Then, it is back to "business as usual."
Look at his actions with respect to getting an exemption from Obamacare for Congress and Congressional aides (as revealed by the leaked emails by Reid's chief of staff). This is absolutely disgraceful and at odds with the letter and spirit of the law.
And today, I thought his answers were weak. When Stephanopoulos brought up a "clean" CR, Boehner should have responded by asking where the constitutionally required budget (from the Senate) was? If we had a budget there would be no need for these endless CRs. Why hasn't Boehner ever harped about this in the past? Because old "go along to get along" Boehner had a tanning salon appointment to keep.
And when Stephanopoulos kept referring to Obamacare as being the "law of the land," why didn't Boehner bring up Obama's unconstitutional waivers or how other laws with respect to our borders , immigration and DOMA are repeatedly unenforced by Obama's DOJ.
Don't worry, Boehner will still find a way to snatch "defeat from the jaws of victory."
Many of us noticed Boehner fell for rhetorical traps and Dem talking points when answering questions. Some of his actions are also questionable but if he is doing the right thing for the wrong reasons, I’ll still take that and leave it to others in the House and Senate to show him the way by example. Praise when he does well, constructive criticism when he doesn’t is certainly better than flat out obstinacy and cynicism concerning anything he does.