Why not? It's clear after Thursday, as Salon notes, that he's a Speaker in name only on the debt issue. Meanwhile, with the GOP, especially tea partiers, hating earmarks, Boehner has no plums to pass out.
So, is Dana Milbank right that this is a no-confidence vote? In a sense, yes, but per Salon, who's going to replace Boehner? Cantor probably won't mount a coup; he's already shown he flees responsibility like a mole and sunlight.
That said, it could be more fun down the road.
What if Obama gets re-elected and the GOP loses control of the House?
When that happened to the Dems, Pelosi managed to "elbow herself down" to being minority leader, but I don't think Boehner can pull that off. Cantor would have no problem leading an "opposition," as long as he didn't have to be the face of a majority. Besides, the GOP probably will get the Senate back, so Sen. Porkulus, Mitch McConnell, could do that.
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