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I realize I may be a little late getting in here, but what is the big fuss about Boehner? Those who were for Blunt/DeLay have to wake up to reality. The man would have been BURIED by the media from Day 1 and it would have cost the GOP seats in November. It's too easy of a case to make and the media was ready to pounce, rolling his election as leader into the larger "corruption" theme the Dims want to use this fall. The Congressman from Arizona, pretty clearly, wasn't ready for the prime time and it showed. He entered late, few knew who he even was, and he never gained any "real" momentum (unless 191 of his colleagues voting for someone besides him qualifies as momentum). He did keep Blunt from winning, though, which I see as a major positive. As I see it, Boehner was the only real choice we had to get a leader who could be effective. He won't be easily scandalized by the media (although they'll certainly try) and he has the necessary stature for the job, having been in leadership before, chaired a major committee, and made a name for himself as part of the Gang of Seven. The idealogical purists out there who want to call him a RINO should save their breath. He was chosen as leader whether you like it or not and it was the right move, given the available candidates.