[Truth29]

Actually, Boehner has tremendous power. He can go over the cliff. He can refuse to raise the debt ceiling. He can refuse to appropriate for all or various parts of the government. He could shutdown the NLRB, the EPA, the HHS for instance. He won't do any of those things, but he could alter the Federal government and Obama’s rule by refusing to play Obama’s winning game.

[Trapped Behind Enemy Lines]

Did not say Boehner didn’t have a few cards to play. Perhaps the biggest card Boehner could play would be to threaten never to fund Obamacare-—Obama’s most precious achievement. And Boehner does have the debt ceiling. That all said, Obama and the Dems still hold most of the cards, the fact that the GWB taxcuts were designed to end at a certain time makes it much easier for the Dems to raise taxes without lifting a finger.....and for added effect they will blame the Republicans for allowing the GWB taxcuts to expire. You know how good the Dems are for blaming the Republicans. They blame GWB for the current economic mess. And they will blame the GOP if GWB’s tax cuts are allowed to expire. Ironic, but true.