charlie hirt, columnist at "the washington times." is john boehner is any danger ab? >> he is in danger of being embarrassed. 18 members on the record are against him. they would need to push to second ballot in neighborhood of 29 of the doesn't look like they will get there. if they were to surprise him with other names that have not come forward and pusush this to a second ballot, they would need the high 30s. that would be a situation where the speaker could probably hold on the second ballot. again unlikely it goes to that, but going to a second ballot even this number of defections is biggest embarassment since 1923 to a speaker, incumbent speaker being reelected to his position. jon: charlie big embarassment for healthy debate? >> obviously as ab points out something like that, which i think is unlikely by the way this is first time in 90 years we've seen anything like that and it would be embarrassing, but, if you step back it is embarrassing inside the beltway. only people around here would much notice it or talk about it. the bottom line i would argue if you

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