Bob dole was old and weak and looked it standing next to Clinton. When he stumbled and fell, Americans winced and said "no thanks". Boehner is nothing like Dole.
"If we only could recall how that worked out..............."
let's recall how well Palin worked out the last time...... while we're recalling past Republican failures.
Palin worked our fantastic, like Reagan her influence has continued to this day.
Her sidekick, I forget his name, didn't though. It seems he was also picked because he had 'paid his dues'. Fortunately for him, his dignity was saved by a newcomer.