(09-25-2015 09:58 AM)JSA Wrote:  OT
John Boehner Resigns From Congress, Will Leave Office at End of October
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2...tober.html
There were rumors he was considering not standing for re-election for Speaker, but I didn't expect a complete resignation or one before his term was up.

I don't think he ever really grasped what the job was about. He just always looked lost. He never provided anything resembling leadership, and never appeared to have any discernible objective in mind.

I still say that on day 1 back in 2011 the republicans should have passed Bowles-Simpson or Domenici-Rivlin or some combination of the best of the two, along with French Bismarck health care to replace Obamacare, and dumped both of them in Harry Reid's and Obama's laps to deal with. That would have put democrats on the back foot and given republicans a chance to take the high ground in both the budget and health care debates. From there he could actually gotten something done.