On the other hand the rumor was that Boehner would avoid being toppled because the Democrats would side with him....
You may be right but Boehner’s resignation surprised me.
Me too, because I could have sworn that I read an article here at FR where some ‘rat congressman claimed that the ‘rats would side with Boehner to keep a conservative from potentially getting the speaker’s chair.
I’d love to know what’s really behind this, because I don’t believe we’ve heard the truth yet, and I don’t know if the truth is helpful or hurtful to the conservative agenda. There is no telling what the dirty DC crooks may be up to.