Boehner resigns

On Friday, September 25th, John Boehner resigned from his position as Speaker of the House saying "I got plenty of people following me but this turmoil that's been churning now for a couple of months, it's not good for the members and it's not good for the institution." Legislation was having trouble being pushed through. Boehner often found himself relying on Democratic votes, which angered the Republicans, who were frustrated with his stance on issues like Planned Parenthood. Basically, Congress couldn't function with him as Speaker because the conservatives were throwing a fit. Boehner referenced Pope Francis many times and read a prayer from him during his announcement that he was resigning. He said "The Pope puts his arm around me and kind of pulls me to him and says please pray for me. Who am I to pray for the Pope? But I did." The next person who should have the job as speaker won't get it for the same reason that Boehner left it: the conservatives in the house dislike Kevin McCarthy just as much as they disliked John Boehner. Neither of them are strict conservatives and that's why most Republicans favor Paul Ryan. Some people think it is a good thing that he resigned... I think it is a warning sign of the downfall of our government. When half is so completely unwilling to compromise that they would rather not have a leader than not get their way, we have a problem. I don't think this will be solved with the next Speaker of the House, I don't know how this can even be solved. It's catastrophic.