John Boehner Fully Roasts Ted Cruz in His New Book

The former Speaker is refreshingly honest about the Republican Party's descent into madness, but he fails to wrap his arms around the whole problem or how long it's been there. If you have trouble reading this message, view it in a browser.       John Boehner Shellacked Ted Cruz in His Book. But What's This About Michele Bachmann?   Newt Gingrich was Speaker of the House more than a decade before John Boehner was. That's something to keep in mind as the more recent ex-honcho, now a tobacco and marijuana lobbyist, rolls out his new book, On the House, about his time in Congress and beyond. A new excerpt published in Politico on Friday is remarkably clear-eyed at points about the extent to which the Republican Party has descended into virulent insanity. It also has some snappy one-liners, like Boehner's assessment of Ted Cruz: "There is nothing more dangerous," Boehner writes, "than a reckless asshole who thinks he is smarter than everyone else." 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But soon, you might actually be spending some warm evenings outside your home (imagine that!), and the rubber sport band, which is great for all the working out you're obviously doing, isn't going to cut it when it comes to impressing the friends you haven't seen for a year. The fix is a luxury Apple Watch band to dress up your mini wrist phone. Why shouldn't the wearable tech that yells at you when you've been sitting for too long get nice things, too? So, we gathered up the nicest looking bands on the market to help give your watch a big assist in the style department. Apple makes quite a range, but there are other options if you're looking for something more unique. 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But it hasn't been too early for Biden to make his presidential rite of passage in another part of the world—bombing Syria—and according to Jeffrey Lewis, an arms control specialist and professor at The Middlebury Institute of International Studies, Biden's people have already made a significant misstep in their dealings with Kim Jong-un and his hermit kingdom. It's never too early to start keeping an eye on who's got nukes and how they intend to use 'em. In fact, Lewis says, every administration gravely overestimates how much time they have to ramp up and implement a strategy, and that can cost you dearly. Read More           We're in the 'Wheel of Fortune' Stage of the Pandemic. Just Embrace It.   We are maybe possibly turning the Covid corner, the lights of a world we remember are shining on the horizon, and my God are we tired. Burned out en masse. Weary. Mentally spun out. The clearest sign of our national level of post-Trump, pre-hugs, mid-vax, business-sweatpant, thirteenth-month-of-a-mismanaged-pandemic fatigue is this: ratings for Wheel of Fortune in the second half of March are up nearly 25 percent from the first half. As cable news ratings tumble, viewers are opting for ease and comfort, and Wheel is the top-rated syndicated show in America. It is a triumph for the lowbrow, a win on the level of solving the bonus round puzzle, ZOOT SUIT, when just the S and the Ts showing. The Wheel has met its moment, and I am not ashamed to say it: I, too, have become a Wheel-Watcher. Read More         Read More on Esquire.com       Follow Us     Unsubscribe  Privacy Notice   esquire.com ©2021 Hearst Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved. Hearst Email Privacy, 300 W 57th St., Fl. 19 (sta 1-1), New York, NY 10019