[Hoot Gibson]

I agree with you, but it doesn't seem obvious to Boehner.

I have never liked Boehner, but his performance over the past couple of years is killing the Republican Party. It is hard for me to understand why neither major party seems to pick their best or brightest to leadership positions in Congress. McConnell is competent enough, but his performance in public forums has always been underwhelming to me. Boehner looks and mumbles like a guy who is perpetually hung over. Reid and Pelosi are even worse on the other side, but that does not make Boehner any more suitable to be Speaker.