As he works to cram through a debt ceiling plan many on the tea party right don’t like, reporters have started asking Republicans if Speaker John Boehner should keep his job. On Wednesday, Herman Cain — who opposes raising the debt ceiling — said he should.
A day later, Michele Bachmann, who is publicly opposed to Boehner’s debt plan in the House as well as a boost in the debt ceiling under any circumstances, was not so eager to defend Boehner.
At a luncheon address at the National Press Club in Washington Thursday, Bachmann was asked if Republicans in the House should remove Boehner if the debt ceiling goes up.
“Uh, I am running for President of the United States,” Bachmann said. “I am not running for Speaker of the House.”
So, officially, that’s a non-answer. That fits with Bachmann’s struggle to get into House leadership after last November’s GOP sweep. She was forced to drop her bid after top Republicans united to deny her a slot. Back in May, she took some veiled swipes at Boehner over the debt ceiling fight and as the battle nears its end its seems Bachmann’s not interested in defending Boehner publicly.
