While I have ripped the GOP no end, I actually do have to give Speaker John Boehner credit for one thing: He has seen that the GOP is now a far-right party, and as leader of the party, has moved to the right so he could keep his leadership position in the party. After all, it's tough to lead a group when they won't follow you. It's damn near impossible when they aren't even on the same path that you're on.
While those in Washington and on Wall Street have just came to realization that there's a schism in the GOP, Speaker Boehner came to the realization that there is no schism in the GOP any more, and moved to where the power in the party is now. He sees that while some think that there the GOP is trying to decide which way it wants to go in the future, in truth, the far-right fridge of the GOP in the mid 2000s is now the middle of the party and where the power is in the GOP. Like it or not, he's seen the way the wind is blowing in the GOP and moved to where the wind is now.
Some people believe that the Speaker of the House should work for the country, and in truth, the Speaker and all members of Congress should work for the good of the majority of Americans. But Speaker Boehner knows that he is the ranking member of the GOP, the one with the most governmental power, and he now has moved to reflect the belief that the majority of his party has now. It's not his fault that the GOP doesn't want to be a national party or govern anymore. He has just moved with the party, and for that Speaker Boehner has to be given some credit.
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