Richard Benedetto, RCPWhen an irate House Speaker John Boehner declared last week that President Obama was out to "annihilate" the Republican Party, he was exaggerating, or at least engaging in a bit of hyperbole. Obama is not out to destroy the Republican Party, just severely cripple it, and thereafter to cement his legacy in the final two years of his presidency.What upset Boehner and many of his Republican colleagues is that they have finally recognized what Obama's second inaugural address really was: the first speech of the 2014 congressional campaign.That ... Read More