What Obama wants is to go over the so called cliff and then blame it on the republicans.
I had thought that Boehner was just going through this drama so that the congress would not get the blame for failure. Now I'm starting to think you may be right about him being a fool. If he agrees to a one sided deal it will confirm that he has to be removed from leadership.
If the GOP does get the blame it will be because the public has only seen
Bonehead out there in public, way over exposed, negoiating with him self.
Naturally the public will blame Bonehead because he chose high visibility.