Sen. Alexander (R-TN) just announced that his Chief of Staff’s personal residence is currently being searched as part of a child pornography investigation.

For John Boehner the Speakership has been one never-ending dignity loss as he’s been lead around by various high-dollar “Tea Party” groups who run the House in spite of him. Apparently the soul-crushing got too much for him this morning: “”You mean the groups that came out and opposed it before they ever saw it? They’re using our members and they’re using the American people for their own goals. This is ridiculous.” Watch.