That's what gets me. Here's a guy who is clearly a soft-touch, someone who tears up quite a bit (nothing wrong with that if he's otherwise a hardass, but he isn't), etc. - basically, Mr. Rodgers with a title and some power.
Yet I've NEVER seen or heard him taking off on ANY Dems like this. All of his passion and anger are applied to fellow Republicans (many of whom voted for him to be in office, and to be Speaker). Which raises the very obvious question of, "Why is that, John?"
Boehner must not be the Speaker again. The best way for that to happen is for him to be primaried...but I don't hold out much hope for that. The 2nd best way is for a bunch of ACTUAL Conservatives to threaten to vote for Nancy Pelosi as Speaker if they don't have a better choice for Speaker. At least with Pelosi you know with whom (or, more accurately, with WHAT) you are dealing.
Adios, John, you've had your day in the sun - time to move on.
A threat like that is only credible if you are willing to follow through.
You posit this solution to getting rid of Boenher as Speaker. Are you, or any body else, ready to do that with a simple Congressional seat, in order to get rid of the GOP-e influence in Congress?
NO ...
What we need is one House GOP member who really disagrees with Bohner (as opposed to acting like they do to get praise) to step up to the plate and run against Bohner for the Speaker job making his case why he would be better.
None of those mice were willing to step in early January to make a case for them as Speaker.
A few like Lou Gomert TX cast meaningless votes for those not running instead, but Lou sure doesnt want that job..
They got too good a jobs now as a house members in a red districts :just vote 'no 'as their district voters want and then get praised by talk radio hosts, called ‘constitutional heroes’.
If they were Speaker the party would be over. that would be no fun
And notice you never heard Rush or Levin put any of them on the spot to run.
Bohner has security, he is The Goat.
When Michelle Bachmann came to Boehner very soon after her Tea Partiers had given Boehner the Speaker's gavel, she asked him for a leadership post. Boehner looked her in the eye and said, quite coldly, "It's not your turn."
No, he has no trouble high-handing it to GOP conservatives.