House Republicans really don't like John Boehner

[Iosif]

“Boehner is despised by the younger, more conservative members of the House Republican Conference,” Sidney Blumenthal wrote in an email to then-secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Nov. 2, 2010.

“They are repelled by his personal behavior. He is louche, alcoholic, lazy, and without any commitment to any principle,”

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2015/09/01/blumenthal-boehner-clinton-email/71508778/

[🦀🎂🦀🎂]

Ah, explains the crying. He's a weepy drunk.

[Landslide Lyndon]

Kinda understand now why the Republicans wanted that information to be classified.

[Blair]

Has anyone liked their caucus leader? Reid was hated by the progressives, Schumer has already begun the fine tradition

[ElectionsGuy]

They're right.

[DrScholl]

Most of this was common knowledge. The number of caucus members declining to vote for him as Speaker speaks volumes.

[Vosem]

And, lo and behold, John Boehner's Speakership did not last beyond a single day before the entire House was drowned in a flood of liquor and tears. Verily, Sidney Blumenthal is a prophet who commands an unparalleled understanding of men's minds.

[Torie]

Why would Sidney Blumenthal know the thinking of younger more conservative members of the GOP House? I mean, why would they confide in that man, who was viewed as a toxic figure?