The hideous effects of Reasonable Gentleman Syndrome

In an interview with FNC's Bill Hemmer, John Boehner openly acknowledges that he got punked by the Most Equal Comrade when he offered a gesture of trust in the vilest Freedom-Hater of them all:

When asked about a grand bargain to reduce the debt and deficit with Barack Obama which, ultimately, did not happen, Boehner said that he, Eric Cantor, and Obama had shook on it in the Oval Office, but Obama “walked away from the agreement.”

Boehner explained: “The deal was done. Over $5 trillion worth of deficit reduction… tens of trillions of dollars over the next 20 years in terms of really fixing our entitlement programs and getting us onto a much more solid foundation.”

Boehner insisted that he was “shocked” when Obama walked away, and the “country went through a lot more than we needed to.”

However, Boehner said that he and the president still had a good relationship. When Boehner announced his retirement, Obama called him and said that he was going to miss him. Boehner replied, “Yes you are, Mr. President, yes you are.”

Any ostensible Republican who, even after such a betrayal, brags about a "good working relationship" with the Most Equal Comrade ought to be banished from the party.

There is no excuse for this outlook.

The damage John Boehner has done is enormous.