This is The Boner's fault. He should have reigned in these people years ago. Instead of taking them at their word, he thought he could count on them to go along with a compromise deal at the end. Now he's finding out they'd rather screw him instead. Oh well, crybaby. No way out at this point...except...
I've seen this bandied about previously, but its all wrong. The notion that a group of renegade Republicans sides with the Dems to give them back control of the House. Like any Republican would do anything willingly to put Pelosi or even Hoyer in the Speaker's chair. Call Dan Brown, we've got a new idea for his next book as long as the Freemasons are involved somehow.
But, here's what might work. In order to stiffen The Boner up, say somebody like Peter King forms a faction of 20 likeminded righties. Basically a bunch of old timers who predate the Tea Party (the guy from Alaska, 90 year old Ralph Hall from TX, etc). They go public and say, if the House F's up the budget negotiations we're cutting our own deal with the Dems. Now for the first time in his impotent Speakership, Boner actually has some leverage over the lunatic fringe. Play ball his way, or watch the Dems drive the bus during budget/debt ceiling negotiations. Now, maybe the 'baggers call his bluff. Or maybe it doesn't get to that. Unless his brain is completely pickled from too much alcohol consumption, Boner has to know this is his last term as Speaker. He's completely useless when it comes to leading the people who put him in that spot. As a man with nothing to lose, he suddenly puts himself in a position of power and maybe, just maybe, gets something done in what has been the most dysfunctional House since the run up to the Civil War.
