Even more curious was Boehner's out of character OP-Ed piece from last week:

My Constituents Care Way More About Political Gamesmanship Than Jobs, Health Care, And The Economy It is my responsibility as an elected official to look out for the people back home, the voters who sent me to Washington. So, after 20 years representing Ohio's 8th District, I know what the good citizens of Montgomery, Preble, and Butler counties really want: someone who engages in the kind of calculated political gamesmanship that increases his standing in the Republican party while simultaneously hindering our country's legislative process at every conceivable turn. I assure you, the last thing my voters need is some well intended, do-all-I-possibly-can-to-help-the-little-guy congressman running around Washington, working across the aisle, and fighting tooth and nail for jobs, health care, and financial reform to ensure their tax dollars never end up in the hands of banks capable of holding our entire economy hostage. No, sir. My constituents deserve better.

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The fact is, if I ever worked across the aisle to help thousands of uninsured Ohioans receive health care, I wouldn't be able to look them in the eye. How could I explain to them that I abandoned the idiotic yet politically fruitful claim that Barack Obama is a socialist bent on destroying the American way of life? How could I admit to them that deficit spending is the only way to get us out of an economic crisis perpetuated by my party's disastrous fiscal ideology? How could I tell them I stopped obsessing over scoring petty political points right before the midterm election? How could I stop being the greedy, myopic scumbag they elected me to be?

You don't often see a Republican take the mask off. Even for a second. So this is extraordinary. Could this be a side effect Boehner's over use of Deep Orange MicroMist Tanning spray? Last year's recall of the spray became a minor embarrassment for Boehner.

John Boehner’s tanning spray recalled House Minority leader John Boehner’s signature sunless tanning spray has been recalled by Naranja Skin Co. due a growing number of customer complaints. The Ohio representative’s Deep Orange MicroMist Tanning spray had enjoyed national success until numerous customers recently needed to be hospitalized because they suffered adverse effects from using the spray. Thirteen people, in all, needed emergency care when continued use of the spray caused: impaired vision (red only color visible); uttering of nonsensical statements without justification; and a complete inability to empathize with others. Although the Naranja Skin Co. claimed the hospitalizations were isolated incidents, it issued a formal apology and has also called for an immediate recall of all sold and unsold product. Boehner characterized Naranja’s recall as a precautionary move and stood by the products’ formula,

This could possibly explain Boehner's toxic personality.