Since seizing the speaker’s gavel Jan. 5, 2011, House Speaker John Boehner has repeatedly ignored and steadfastly downplayed rampant rumor that one member or another was coming after his perch atop the rostrum in the House chamber.
But now that he has announced his intention to retire from Congress Oct. 30, one unanswered question spinning across the beltway is “why is Boehner retiring now?”
Hosting Pope Francis Thursday at the Capitol for a joint meeting of Congress could have been the highlight of the Ohio Republican’s 24-year career in the House and the moment when the realization sunk in that he has nothing left to achieve in an illustrious career.
Boehner, who is second in the line of succession for president of the United States, also knows the damage that a government shutdown can unleash on politicians and the difficulty striking bipartisan consensus without upsetting his base of supporters.
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