I think it is particular foolish to try and predict, which many pundits are trying to do, whether his resignation from Congress produces anything of satisfaction to any political wing, or participant. The fact is John Boehner was very conservative as the Speaker of the House. He didn't give the House Democrats an inch, and he only gave in to the President and the Senate when necessary for the government to actually function. And I suspect the next Speaker will do the same thing and the Tea Party will still be unhappy.
The fact is that as long as there are more than 41 Democratic Senators and a Democratic President, the House GOP will have little power to dictate the legislative agenda.
And I hope if the GOP insists on continuing to fail to govern, they kill any chance of the GOP winning the White House in the 2016 election. However, shutting down the government in 2013 didn't have any effect on the 2014 election for the GOP, so at this point, there is absolutely no reason to expect legislative chaos to have any effect on the 2016 election.
For that, we have to hope for continued chaos in the GOP Presidential contenders.
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