Everyone's got that guy around the office that rubs them the wrong way, but John Boehner's hatred for Tailgunner Ted Cruz is biblical. The former Speaker of the House made that abundantly clear last night during an event at Stanford University, where a couple of student organizations lured him to appear—presumably with a gift card to Hollywood Tans. After some pleasantries where Boehner established himself as the Cool Teacher ("You can call me boner, beaner, jackass, happy to answer to almost anything."), the discussion moved to the 2016 election, according to the Stanford Daily. The Republican pseudo-frontrunner's name came up, and Cool Boehner did not hold back.

"Lucifer in the flesh," he said, having made a face on hearing Cruz's name. "I have Democrat friends and Republican friends. I get along with almost everyone, but I have never worked with a more miserable son of a bitch in my life."

It's probably not the only reason, but Boehner's Cruz Hate likely has strong roots in the Great Government Shutdown Fiasco of 2013. As a freshman senator, Cruz took on the task of completely undermining Boehner's authority by meeting with members of the House Freedom Caucus—a group already far enough to the right to be flirting with the cliff—and convincing them to go all in on the fight to defund Obamacare. This led to a government shutdown and a "filibuster" from Cruz that was not a filibuster but nonetheless gave him the chance to read Green Eggs and Ham on the Senate floor.

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On that and plenty of other occasions, Cruz made Boehner's life a living hell to try to boost his own national profile and hardcore anti-government bona fides. And the more Boehner's right wing turned against him, the harder he found the job—to the point where he eventually resigned.

Luckily, the evening wasn't all Cruz talk. Boehner had kind(ish) words for the other candidates—Kasich is a "friend" even though he requires a lot of effort, while Trump is a golf partner and "texting bud[dy]"—and Boehner seemed to accept the latter as the presumptive Republican nominee. He said he'd support the Orange One in the general, but not Cruz. Obviously.

Now he can get back to life's simpler things:

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My first cut of the year. My grass is perfect!!! pic.twitter.com/ewUxTUhBs8 — John Boehner (@SpeakerBoehner) March 12, 2016

[H/T: The Stanford Daily via The Hill

Jack Holmes Politics Editor Jack Holmes is the Politics Editor at Esquire, where he writes daily and edits the Politics Blog with Charles P Pierce.

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