Hypothetical scenario: Say enough Democrats and moderate Republicans got sick of Boehner's cowardice costing the economy 300 billion bucks a day, ejected him as Speaker, and voted in a new Speaker. It would probably have to be a Republican still, right? What House Republicans do you think would be reasonable, interested in governing, and not have their strings being pulled by the Tea Party extremists?
This is obviously just a "what-if" fantasy scenario. Like fantasy football, hah. Maybe this fantasy Speaker would just be temporary, or maybe they would last until the Democrats re-take the House and choose a Democrat Speaker. I doubt this could come to pass, but it's fun to dream.