The RP: John Boehner's No Henry Clay, But I Blame the System

As part of today's theme here at The Recovering Politician, the RP himself weighs in on the debt ceiling crisis consuming Washington.  Here is his column, cross-posted at The Huffington Post:

For my maiden political stump speech, I faced a daunting challenge.

I had not yet turned 30 years old, looked 22, and was desperately trying to convince a group of good-ole-boy county chairs that I was qualified to serve in the US Congress.

I decided to address the 800-pound elephant head-on: I noted that...