John Boehner Cries on 'Face the Nation', Wants to Be Remembered as 'a Good Man' (VIDEO)

Poor Boehner.

In the end, he's going to be remembered as a candy-assed compromising crybaby.

With John Dickerson this morning, at Face the Nation:



The full interview is here, "Full interview: John Boehner, September 27."

'Influential conservatives who operate right-leaning news outlets or sit behind microphones for a living would be wise to tread carefully...'

From Noah Rothman, "No True Conservative":

“I think conservatives have no clue how bad the Boehner resignation is for them,” wrote Real Clear Politics analyst Sean Trende. The factionalism that has come to characterize the leaderless Republican Party today will manifest itself in that fight. “[W]however loses really might pick up their toys and go home,” Trende speculated. As an outgrowth of the bitter squabbles that have typified the primary race, this seems a reasonably likely if worst-case scenario.

I gather Rothman's headline is a riff on the logical fallacy, "No true Scotsman..."

'Our Civil Servants and Representatives Should Be Servant Leaders, Not Lying Manipulators or Dictators...'

A great comment, from the thread at the Wall Street Journal, blogged here, "Speaker John Boehner to Resign":

The departure of Speaker Boehner will do little to diminish the stench emanating from the dismal swamp called Washington, DC. It will do little to stanch the exacerbation of class hatred, racial strife, lying, corruption, cronyism, and political elitism that we have lived with for six years.

I wonder if Speaker Boehner had hoped that the Pope would endow the nation and our government with the grace that would restore civility, reverence for the Constitution, respect for our fellow citizens, and honesty. I wonder if he had hoped that Francis would provide a reminder that our civil servants and representatives should be servant leaders, not lying manipulators or dictators.

We shall see.

RELATED: At iOTW Report, "Paul Ryan’s Idiotic Statement on Boehner Resignation."

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...

Keep reading.

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."

At New Yorker: 'Clenched Fist' or 'Terrorist Fist Bump'

What's with The New Yorker's November 15th cover drawing featuring incoming GOP House Speaker John Boehner standing with President Obama in the Oval Office? While Obama is clearly extending his hand in what appears as a reluctant bid for cooperation, Boehner's hand is gathered in a fist. Is that a bump? The New Yorker says so, but with reference to public opinion: "Cover Story: Approval Bump?" But should the administration expect a bump after last Tuesday's Democrat debacle? No, according to Ryan Lizza's article from November 5th. Not unless Obama backs off from his aggressive left-wing policy agenda.

In contrast, Puff Ho's article is entitled, "John Boehner Gives Obama 'Terrorist Fist Bump' On New Yorker Cover." That's a clear retaliatory reference to New Yorker's July 2008 cover picture. Interestingly, though, the commentary at the essay suggests Boehner's extending the clench fist. Clearly, the title of the article was edited to maximize SEO and fever-swamp rage. Some folks at Puff Ho are still smarting at the image of Barack Hussein in Muslim garb:

In his inaugural address in January 2009, President Barack Obama promised a new era of diplomacy in foreign affairs. "To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history," he said. But, he continued, "we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist."

He didn't know that he might as well have been speaking to the Republicans.