Cantor would have been a much better choice.
When Obama issues an "Executive Order" that declares a new "National Data Base" for gun owners, what will Boehner do?
I'll tell you what he will do.
Nothing.
That is the kind of inspirational leadership we have in the GOP these days.
Boehner could have insisted that in order for the Democrats to get their precious $200 Billion last month to extent unemployment "benefits" (again), the Democrats would have had to back off on the cuts to the military.
Sources at the time said Democrats would have taken that deal. Boehner never pressed it because he thinks the cuts to the military should be held as a bargaining chip against Obama, which is madness on two accounts.
1. Obama doesn't care if the military gets gutted, in fact he wants it
2. Democrats will never accept Entitlement cuts unless Boehner shuts down the government completely
As soon as the shutdown deadline comes near, Obama will threaten and say the Treasury Dept will not cut Social Security checks. He did it in 2011 and he will do it again.
Boehner will fold like a cheap suit.
He should have marched into Obama's White House in 2010, told Barry he was going to get to the bottom of the gay-murder scandal of Obama's lovers from his former "church", Obama's traveling to Pakistan on an Indonesian passport, Obama's illegal acceptance of foreign campaign donations, and Obama's forged Selective Service registration card.
Boehner still could. He won't.