Bush: ‘I Admire John Boehner Greatly’
WALLACE: "John Boehner is stepping down as speaker of the House. Is that a good or bad thing for conservatives?"
BUSH: "Well, we’ll see how it plays out. I think what we need is a conservative president that can work with the Congress. We wouldn’t have these problems if you had a president that actually would commit to passing a budget, would commit to a — you know, repealing ObamaCare, reforming our taxes."
WALLACE: "But — " [crosstalk]
WALLACE: "— respectfully, sir, what about Boehner stepping down?"
BUSH: "I don’t know. We’ll have to see how it plays out. I admire John Boehner greatly. He’s a great public service. He left at the apex of his — of his time in service to this — to the country with the pope speaking in Congress. I think people are going to miss him in the long run, because he’s a — he’s a person that is focused on solving problems."