I agree with your take on Boehner. It’s all he knows.
He is over his head IMHO. He needs to be replaced in 2013 when we take over. He will probably be ready to go by then anyway.
I think Boehner has done a good job. I would be very sad to see him replaced...by who? Paul Ryan? He’s going to be busy with other things such as the budget. Allen West? Maybe, but not sure he knows all the ins and outs of the House.
I really think you are selling Boehner short. It’s easy to say he’s “over his head” but he is dealing with dishonest, ruthless people who will not care if this country is destroyed. He does, which is the difference.
Plus, we don’t know what threats Obama made (and I am sure he did make threats, since we already saw his efforts to not pay Social Security and the military if he doesn’t get his way). For all we know Boehner’s family has been threatened.
There are really bad people involved in this financial mess, and some of them probably have ties with gangsters or foreign powers. This is NOT just a bookkeeping argument.
Boehner has done well, I think. Imagine if Gingrich and his need to be liked by the media had been in charge.