Nope, they wont challenge him at least not in the next 14 months.
Not one wants his job, That would take a real Braveheart and there is none in GOP brave enough to be Speaker.
His job is to be the the goat. They all want him to do that while they file their safe votes.
It was leaked that he warned his caucus last week that he would increase the debt limit with or without them to avoid a default, ie to avoid him getting blamed.
I documented the final stage of this drama here Tuesday night.
Boehner's Shutdown End-game play (you won't like it) 10/15/2013
I disagree. Now it IS different.
There is such a thing in trial law called shifting the burden of proof. The burden has now definitely shifted to those who would defend Boehner.
Before todays’s cave it was NOT possible for a conservative member to stand on principle and challenge Boehner. There was no concrete evidence that Boehner would go back on his word and betray the base. There was only rumor and speculation about Boehner. And in Washington everything or speculated needs verifying.
But now there is proof.
What that means is that an interested conservative member can now call benefactors and donors for funds to put into a campaign to oust Boehner.
You seem to think on an emotional or character plane.
I think on the financial and investment plane.
Boehner sold out, simple. And now he will receive favorable press treatment like McCain. He will be in the protected category.
You heard Reid last night and this morning about how ‘disappointed’ he was with John Boehner. That was a message that Boehner’s skeletons in his closet would be revealed for all to see.
Boehner has to go and I am sure there are many congressional members and staff members who are now working for his removal as Speaker.