“As a conservative, I arrived hopeful. As a conservative, I left disgusted.”

The Stanford Review reports.

John Boehner Revealed His Character At Stanford

On Wednesday, April 27, I heard former Speaker of the House John Boehner speak at Stanford and subsequently make headlines around the world. Boehner called Ted Cruz “Lucifer in the flesh” and a “miserable son of a bitch,” shocking and delighting the audience.

As a conservative, I arrived hopeful. As a conservative, I left disgusted.

In fact, John Boehner delighted a lot of liberal audiences by confirming everything they have ever thought about conservatives. The House Freedom Caucus? “Knuckleheads,” according to Boehner. Reagan? “He would be the most moderate Republican elected today.” Ezra Klein at Vox writes, “Boehner is validating one of the most persistent and controversial critiques of the modern Republican Party,” namely that it has been taken over by extremists. Of course, Klein concludes: “And [Boehner] has the authority to do so.”