Boehner knows that conservatives loath him—or I should say, loath the policies he supported and enabled. Boehner is also a canny, long-time Career Politician who’s been around the block numerous times. Do not for one millisecond imagine that Boehner thought his comments would hurt Cruz. Willy Horton honestly didn’t realize that endorsing Dukakis would hurt the Duke. Boehner is not that naive.
I actually had not considered what Boehner’s motives were in saying such a thing. I couldn’t care less what he says. But, I cannot count the times I have read a comment by someone here, obviously anti-Cruz, that repeats what Boehner said because they believe him to be telling the truth about Cruz. Who knows, maybe Boehner is telling the truth about Cruz, but I am not the type of person that clutches at what a disreputable and dishonorable person says just because it happens to be what I want to believe.