Plan Uncovered to Topple Boehner

[Jack Rabbit]

34. Indeed he is, sir

He's an Ayn Rand devotee, a mindless ideologue, who has said there can be no Social Security in the future that he and his GOP colleagues envision for America.

Being a mindless ideologue with the dark heart of Ayn Rand isn't going to hurt any one in the GOP caucus. Being completely nuts isn't going to hurt anyone in the GOP caucus. Denying reality doesn't hurt anyone in the GOP caucus.

So, the usual arguments against someone like Cantor don't apply here. The arguments about which of the two, Boehner or Cantor, is more likely to provide good governance over the House doesn't apply, either, since the plain truth is that neither will. Cantor agenda isn't good governance and Boehner, even if his intentions are at least marginally better, can't control the caucus. Boehner is willing to negotiate, but he can't guarantee his Republicans will follow his lead. Cantor, on the other hand, doesn't really want to negotiate at all.