[Former Proud Canadian]

"...why would Boehner put up his deputy for Speaker if he knew he would be torpedoed?"

What a good question. Here is my answer.

They all live in a bubble. They thought they could get away with this. They are detached from reality and they think this little affair was something the everybody does (Boehner included) so, what the heck.

[smalltownslick]

Or, Boehner knew it and used it to his advantage. Now he can stay and say “well, I tried.”