tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post7527695643978180094..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Q Day 6: Boehner?Jonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-80960795960725871632012-07-27T23:31:07.059-05:002012-07-27T23:31:07.059-05:00I don't think that's correct, exactly, abo...I don't think that's correct, exactly, about Newt. I don't think it was ideological, although it might have hurt him that he's really not a true believing conservative. I think he, like Jim Wright, overcentralized, which led to very few Members having any stake in the status quo. So everyone with any gripe winds up gunning for the Speaker, and no one has any reason to defend him.Jonathan Bernsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-25932660099161906612012-07-27T17:36:10.575-05:002012-07-27T17:36:10.575-05:00Don't forget, though, that Boehner's nervo...Don't forget, though, that Boehner's nervousness over renomination isn't just your typical "I have to keep my caucus happy" mentality. He has Cantor nipping at his heels in a way that Foley, Pelosi, and even Gingrich really didn't have. Gingrich didn't get taken out by DeLay or Livingston; he was simply deposed by restive conservatives generally. Boehner has to be legitimately concerned that, at some point in 2013 or 2014, a small slip of the tongue would lead to Cantor overtly gunning for his job, so he needs to make sure his rank-and-file love him more than any Speaker that comes to mind ever has. (Though I'd love to be corrected on that, just to learn more history)Matt Jarvisnoreply@blogger.com