Speaker John Boehner to Resign

Well, I guess this proves there's no crying in congressional leadership.

Watch, at CNN, "John Boehner to resign as House Speaker."

And at the Wall Street Journal, "House Speaker John Boehner to Resign":

WASHINGTON—House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio), long under fire from conservatives within his own party, will resign Oct. 30, according to GOP lawmakers and aides.

Mr. Boehner announced his plans to step down as speaker and resign from Congress at the end of next month at a closed-door meeting of House Republicans Friday morning. The announcement came one day after the 65-year-old welcomed Pope Francis for the first papal visit to Capitol Hill, fulfilling a decadeslong ambition for the speaker...

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Also, at Hot Air and Memeorandum.

And at Also, at Althouse, "IN THE COMMENTS: David Begley said":

From altar boy and Jesuit college to meeting the Jesuit Pope in the House. Crying allowed.

Yes, that was my first thought: The Pope made that happen.

AND: There I was yesterday mocking the so-called "breaking news" of the Pope's meeting with John Boehner as "the height of banality."