John Boehner did the right thing when he resigned from his position as Speaker of the House and as a Representative last year. It was a service to the American people, and an escape personally from a situation which has no solution; the House itself.

I always felt that if I were a federal politician, and knew Mr. Boehner personally, the man instead of the politician, I would have liked him. As the leader of the House, he was a failure. He allowed a small group of extremists to force the House into becoming a totally dysfunctional body. The very fact that he tolerated a vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act over 50 times, knowing that it would be vetoed by the President is proof that Republicans and TEA Party members in the House were virtually insane. They proved the fact by demonstrating Albert Einstein’s belief: “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.”

Would Boehner have been more effective if the TEA Party, or Freedom Caucus, whatever they call themselves today, had not existed? Possibly. It doesn’t have importance in his present life. Boehner is free from the misery which was his chosen profession.

Wednesday evening Boehner was speaking at Stanford; he had a lot to say about the 2016 campaign season. During his tenure as Speaker of the House, Mr. Boehner expressed his opinion of Ted Cruz’ lack of abilities to serve the American people. Wednesday he was far more direct about the presidential wannabee.

“Lucifer in the flesh,” Boehner told the audience, according to the Stanford Daily. “I have Democrat friends and Republican friends. I get along with almost everyone, but I have never worked with a more miserable son of a bitch in my life.”

He was asked not only his opinion of Donald Trump, but if he would vote for either in the general election. He said that he and Trump had golfed together, and that they were “texting buddies,” and that he would vote for him, but not for Cruz.

He spoke of the other candidates as well. Asked about John Kasich, a fellow Ohioan, Boehner replied: The governor “requires more effort on my behalf than all my other friends … but he’s still my friend, and I love him,” Boehner said, according to the report.

Speaking about Bernie Sanders, he said that the Senator was “likeable,” and the “most honest” candidate in the race.

He was not quite as generous regarding Hillary Clinton. He also apparently impersonated the former secretary of state, saying, “Oh I’m a woman, vote for me,” while reportedly later noting her accomplishments. He also mentioned her supposed ‘e-mail’ scandal.

Boehner’s opinions of Cruz are not his alone. The entire Republican establishment dislikes the junior Senator from Texas. Republican leaders acted in a hypocritical manner when they chose to support Cruz in an effort to deny Trump the 1,237 delegates needed to win the GOP presidential nomination. So far they have failed in every effort to derail the real estate mogul.

For most Americans, Boehner’s opinions of Cruz are mirrored by their own. I do not believe that adding an unqualified female candidate in Carly Fiorina will rescue his failing campaign. Is this Sarah Palin 2.0?

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By James Turnage

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