I'm surprised Boehner's sad. His Speakership-long saboteur is finally dead.
Exactly. Good riddance.
This would be a good opportunity to ask you, TJ - why do you think so highly of Boehner but so little of Cantor? As I recall, you even had a "Boehner for Congress" banner in your signature not far too long ago, and I'm sure there's more to that than home state loyalty. 
Boehner is a clear example of a Republican who is very conservative (including very socially conservative) but yet constantly willing to work across the aisle with Democrats to sort out all of these crises. He's a man with a nearly impossible job: herding the cats that make up the House Republican caucus to actually pass things that have some chance of passing the senate and getting signed. He's someone hated wrongly by so many in the national press who either fail to recognize almost no one could do better at his difficult job, or want him replaced by someone who will disgrace the Republican Party.
On the other hand, Cantor appears to be constantly trying his best to make Boehner's job harder by opposing all fiscal compromise. There have been for a while rumors of Boehner getting sacked in favor of Cantor for being willing to work with the Obama administration whereas Cantor favors a more scorched earth approach. That whole government shutdown debacle last year made me realize that Cantor is a part of the reason why the House Republican caucus is dysfunctional.
