He wants to give everyone he sees the Shaka sign while chillin' on the beach with the wife & kids.

Not a great way to demonstrate fiscal accountability whatsoever.

Also not a great way to relate the the middle class whom he claims to support, yet is just itching to find new ways to steal from our paycheck.

Social security withholding has gone back up.

And the numbers from HR-8 don't support any real deficit reduction, so where does the money come from...

OABTW, I would count Boehner's re-election as Speaker as a given.

Remember: The Speaker doesn't necessarily need to be a sitting member of Congress.

Even more interesting scenario: The vote can really be made worthwhile if someone like Paul (or some other bona fide fiscal conservative) somehow gets tapped for the spot.