The fact of the matter is that we are currently in a government shutdown that can be attributed to the lack of leadership displayed by the current Speaker of the House.
We know that he cannot simply capitulate to the Democrats despite the fact that a sect of his constituency went nuclear with no endgame. It appears as if the dems for once have a goddamn spine and there will be no capitulation
In the end, the Boehner leadership era is over, as well it should be. He has done nothing for the United States, much less any faction of it that is not dominated by the far right.
Speaker Cantor? That'll maybe work until 2014...