GO AWAY! That seems to be the message to Congressman John Boehner coming from a majority of Americans, regardless of political persuasion.

Recently, Boehner had to fight to keep his Republican leadership role in the House and now it seems he will have to continue to fight lest he begin to look like the guy who keeps coming around the same old party, but really isn't welcome anymore. Nobody likes that guy. As most have deduced by now, the Republican party is about as dull as when you got tricked into being the only kid to go to the sociably awkward kid's birthday party back in 3rd grade. But changes are being made to help restore the party to it's former glory. Almost every Republican leadership role seems to be changing the guard, except of course for Boehner's position who's holding onto it tighter than the campus frat rat that tries to hold onto her dignity every weekend.

In order to stay in the spotlight, Boehner is now criticizing Henry Waxman's promotion to the chairman position of the Energy and Commerce Committee, because - as he claims - Waxman's appointment strays from the Majority's promise of governing from the center. The real story, however, seems to be the public's reaction to Boehner's continuing criticism of all things Democratic, while at the same time saying partisanship needs to end. Here are a list of user comments from the Politico.com article.

"Boehner who? He has become irrelevant. I guess no one has told him yet."
"Boo hoo, Boehner. How many leadership positions did you submit for Demo approval when the GOP ran the House? That's what I thought. Zero."
"Cry me a river Boner, you opinion means nothing, so just shut up!"

Maybe not the most articulate responses, but the general opinion of the American public seems to be that Boehner is the diva on set of the drama (formerly known as Capitol Hill), stopping anything from getting done. Regardless of your politics, the GOP leadership matters. Rarely does one political party or person have the answers. The president-elect will have to take bits and pieces from a plethora of ideas, so even if you hate Republicans more than amateur blog writers, the future of the GOP matters to us all. Unfortunately, it seems Boehner is involved in that future... for now.