There was probably a back room deal for those opposed to Boehner to come up just short so that they could make their point in exchange for better committee assignments and items on the Tea Party legislative agenda to be fast-tracked.
That would be the smart thing to do. This is just the beginning of the season. It’s rare to win every game. The ship of state is very, very large and there are trillions of dollars lined up against us, along with the entire school system, the media in all its forms, bureaucracies from the local to the federal level, etc.
We’re winning, still.