Mixed feelings on this one. I’m certainly not a fan of Boehner, and wish there had been enough votes to force the second vote and/or oust him.
That said, I also think if you’re going to try to oust your leader, you’d better be prepared for the consequences if you fail.
Imagine if you were a county sheriff, and one of your senior deputies came out to support the other guy against your re-election campaign. Ditto if some close corporate ally turned rival tried to oust you as CEO of a company. Who in their right mind would willingly put that deputy/rival/etc back in a position of trust and confidence? I sure wouldn’t. It would earn no respect from your opponents, and it would also be seen as a sign of weakness, further undermining one’s position.
Boehner is a squish, a RINO, and a disconcerting shade of orange, but I don’t think he’s a fool. You Play, You Pay. It all comes down to that, IMHO.
You all may now begin flaming me, as I am sure it’s coming, LOL.
Boehner is like Romney, he only shows his fangs against other Republicans, but when it comes to Democrats, they fold like a cheap suit.
Bush ran against Ronald Reagan in 1980, and yet Reagan seemed magnanimous enough to pick him as his running mate.
(In full disclosure, I also heard that the CFR demanded Reagan pick Bush for his running mate, or they wouldn’t support him.)
You’re twisting everything.
There’s no moral responsibility to accept consequences when the consequences emanate from corruption.
Funny your example, CEO of a company. That implies private ownership and private privilege.
How did Boehner become CEO in this sense of the people’s house? It isn’t any better than the Obama he has whined about abusing his privilege (well Obama has abused his privilege, but Boehner should be trying to do more than just whine).
The classy thing for Mr. Cheeto would be to say, not just to the House rebels, but the American people at large, “I hear you and here’s how we are going to try to do things differently.” Not “You just crossed Guido! Watch out for horse heads in your beds.”
The difference in your example, is that the citizens elected the Representatives who voted against Boehner and short of impeachment, only their constituents can fire them.
Those that ran/voted against Boehner were making a “shot across the bow” message to Boehner and his GOPe gang. Boehner either got the message or didn’t. He knows that there are many more that are similarly minded that did not vote against his Speakership, for whatever reasons.
From what I see, it looks like he did get the message. We will see how far that message is effective.
Corporate executives are not elected officials in their own right; deputy sheriffs are not elected in their own right, although they are public employees.
Do I really have to finish the point?