I haven’t seen people claiming that Boehner’s word is sterling. I could imagine people saying a stopped clock, etc. But hopefully conservatives are not looking to Boehner for truth. That would be misguided.
This may just be me, but I would find it far easier to believe Boehner thought his insults would help Cruz than hurt him. Boehner didn’t resign because he was popular. He knows very well the base detests him. If he complimented Cruz, that would be the kiss of death, and Boehner is not so new to DC as to not know it. If the former Speaker wanted to get Cruz some extra media attention, and also wanted to boost Ted’s stock, he went about it just right.
You kidding? This is the first article I could find that was posted here about Boehner’s statement. Check out the comments, you will see.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3425444/posts