He's called "The Boner" by many. He's earned the nickname, at least the less physical meaning of the name.
This past week has been The Boner's week for screw-ups, for bloopers. By Wednesday, he even looked burned-out.
Boehner looked burned-out in the interview, like a sullen college student sitting through a boring seminar. A very tanned, puffy-eyed, 60-year-old college student. What was his problem?
Joe Scarborough, the MSNBC talk-show host and former Republican congressman, volunteered an answer: Boehner had the work ethic of a sullen college student as well.
“Every Republican I talk to says John Boehner, by 5 or 6 o’clock at night, you can see him at bars. He is not a hard worker,” said Scarborough. ...Gail Collins, NYT
