All you need to know about the failed speakership of John
Boehner was exposed to the entire world by Boehner himself as he announced his resignation from Congress. The what, the
how, and the why of his failures were succinctly explained when he said, “The
first job of any Speaker is to protect this institution that we all love.” Do
what? Well, no wonder he was a disaster as speaker. He had no clue what the job
description was. In just 15 words, everything about his disastrous reign was
brought into laser-sharp focus. Never has someone so orange said so much with
so few words and so many tears. When you're this out of touch and have abused
this much power and wasted this many opportunities that have caused a nation
great pain, there is no limit to the scorn you deserve......[in] 1994, as a
freshman congressman, understood the times that led to the previous great GOP
House victory, the Contract with America election. Hell, he even helped write
the CWA. Ten years later, he was helping craft Karl Rove's brainchild, the No
Child Left Behind Act, with Ted Kennedy. As if we needed it, this is more proof
that the longer one is in Washington, the more vacuous one becomes. The Boehner
of today, and really of the last 10-11 years, bears no resemblance to the
contractor entrepreneur who was first elected in a state that gave Clinton a
big win over H.W. Bush in 1992.…..To Read More…..
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