Basic work of governance that ensures that our military is operating and that our National Parks are open and that our kids are learning. And there is no weakness in that. That is what government is. You do not get what you want 100 of the time. Sometimes you take half of it, sometimes you take a quarter of it. That is that i have learned in this office. Im looking forward to working with the next speaker. In the meantime, john is not going to leave for another 30 days. So hopefully he feels like getting as much stuff done as he possibly can, and i will certainly be looking forward to working with him on that. Ofmore on the resignation House Speaker john boehner from todays washington journal, this is about 45 minutes. Host bobbys the editorinchief, talking to us about whats next for the house in congress. What is your first reaction . Guest it was stunning. There was a lot of speculation that this would be speaker boehners speaker last congress. Speculative was growing. 10 days later, he is announcing his resignation. Whatnk the timing of it is surprised a lot of people, i expected this announcement in 2016, not in 2015. Boehner speaker he has been eyeing his exit for quite some time. He confirmed the fact he was going to resign had eric cantor not lost his primary election last year. Surprising, but overall, most people in congress thought this was his last. Host i wanted to read part of his statement. That prolongedw leadership turmoil would do irreparable damage to the institution, to that and i will resign my speakership. That comment was picked up by theywashington post, write that House Speaker john boehner insisted friday that he was resigning in order to forestall leadership and protect the institution of the house. A speakers primary responsible or to the nation, not the house, with the nation needs is a congress willing to make, rises in the National Interest and compromises that mr. Boehner rarely have the stomach to promote. We had anews came out, number of callers reflect a similar sentiment. But his responsibility is not to the institution, but to the house. Do you think that devotion to the institution is something the next speaker will be equally fervent about . Guest its an interesting point. The house in the camaraderie of the house. That something that he will miss when he leaves. Is anrtainly, that interesting debate, whether he is serving the nation or serving institution. Overall, you also have to remember that there was a resolution hanging over speaker meiners had speaker boehners head. They basically were saying im not sure if im going to bring this resolution to the floor. It depends on House Speaker boehner handles the fiscal sloot showdown. When you have any will to survive