I believer Boehner calling Cruz names was also by design of the GOPE to support the Cruz campaign. They were trying to get Cruz some of his outsider cred back, and they thought hated Boehner could do it.
The problem is that no one gives a rat’s a$$ about Boehner anymore, and no one trusts the GOPE and Cruz campaign beyond trusting them to try to screw over the base.
I thought so too! Almost everybody hates Boehner and knows he's a filthy liar. Besides that, he's demonstrated that he's on the Bush team and research shows he ALWAYS HAS BEEN!