clarence paige, columnist for the chicago tribune. >> i want to start with some of the reflections that speaker boehner had in a radio interview yesterday afternoon. take a listen. >> we fought the good fight. we just didn't win. >> we fought the good fight. there's just no reason for our members to vote no today. >> fought the good fight here. let's look forward. did republicans learn anything new from this might be the question here, schirra? >> i don't know if they did learn anything new from this. i think if they looked back they'd be hard pressed to say what they would have done differently in this situation, especially given the makeup of the caucus and john boehner, too, i think going forward if he hasn't already he'll have serious thoughts about whether he wants to stay on with what looks like not such a fun job as being speaker of the house. >> nobody wants that job, it looks like. let's get a democratic view. it's senator chuck schumer's take. >> i think the tea party and ted cruz have peaked. first, they have so alienated the parties. the tactics of the tea party. i'm going t