John Boehner announces he will resign at the end of October

 Well this is old news by now and you all have heard it at this point in time but I would be remiss not to at least mention it: earlier today the man who simultaneously punished the conservatives in his own party while lying supinely on his back and prostrating himself to Barack Obama, (I think Laura will like those references!) John Boehner, has announced that he will resign his position as Speaker of the House and will abandon his House seat.  

  I have to admit that while I am happy with this turn of events it caught me totally by surprise. John Boehner, who in my opinion is nothing more than a Hegelian Dialectic change agent, has been punishing the conservatives within his own party for years because of their audacity to try to make good on campaign promises to cut spending and reduce the Federal deficit but I believe his downfall began when he took on the wrong man–Mark Meadows–for his vote against Obamatrade earlier this year.

  Mark Meadows did not take the establishment bullshit lying down and fought back, eventually regaining his subcommittee chairmanship but he was not satisfied at what he obviously thought was a slight against him for voting his conscience and in recent weeks he has put together a coalition in an attempt to dethrone John Boehner.

  That coalition has gained momentum over the weeks and John Boehner, who barely held on to his Speaker position the last time around, did what he does best when confronted by a strong foe–he gave in. And this shows us why he should not be Speaker…

  Yet something does not seem right here to me and I cannot put my finger on it at this point. I can understand his decision to relinquish his leadership role in the throes of an uprising but to quit the House altogether? That does not make sense to me and I wonder if there is more going on behind the veil than we are being led to believe…

Malo periculosam libertatem quam quietum servitium