To the Editor:
Re “Boehner to Quit, Undone by Strife With Right Wing” (front page, Sept. 26):
There will be no shortage of critics and self-appointed pundits sounding off on Speaker John A. Boehner’s tenure. They can say what they like about him, but while I rarely agreed with him on policy issues, I believe that he served the office honorably and did the best job he could to control his caucus—one third of which is bent on dismantling the very institution they were elected to serve.
BRUCE ELLERSTEIN
New York
To the Editor:
John A. Boehner’s announcement of his retirement offers him an opportunity to pursue the capstone of his career—to allow the Senate bill on immigration to come up for a vote in the House. This has long been delayed, and perhaps is what Pope Francis whispered to Mr. Boehner in Congress. It would, no doubt, bring tears to Pope Francis himself.
JIM EWENS
North Lake, Wis.
