Besides the obvious innuendos, jokes and cartoons that will be drawn from the House Speaker’s statement, what exactly was he trying to do, say, imply, or?

Well, clearly John Boehner, Republican Tea Party (GOTP) Congressman – OH, covets an overwhelming majority of votes from his right wing colleagues so as to keep his seat as Speaker of the House, a rather tenuous position, rumored to be endangered by none other than his right hand man Eric Cantor (GOTP) – VA.

But, by claiming to be so close to the Tea Party – to the point where there’s “no daylight between” them – he is not only pushing his party ever closer to the far right side of lunacy, but also towards possible loss of majority control in 2012, and thus pushing himself into becoming a one term speaker; the latter of course, if he survives the rumored coup challenge.

How does the opposition feel about Boehner’s new love interest?

“The Republican leadership has a Tea Party screaming so loudly in its right ear, that it can’t hear what the vast majority of the country demands,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said this week. When asked if Republican leaders were “afraid of the movement,” he replied, “… the answer is yes”.

And that shrill screaming is becoming more and more tedious with each news cycle, pushing the so-called revolutionary Tea Party closer and closer to foot note status in some future political science text book.

While “our way or the highway” might work with prom dates in Wasilla, it’s becoming worn and tired with a majority of Americans recently polled, and Boehner is taking a huge political risk by primping so hard to be that date.