I must admit that I seriously overestimated Boehner's brains, not to mention his lack of Fs.  It took him nearly three weeks to realize he wasn't going to be able to palm this mess off on his successor.  Hell, he might not even have a successor, not in this Congress.

It's taken him that long to tacitly admit what we all knew would have to happen:  In order to stop the world from ending, he had to pick up the phone and call Nancy:

House Speaker John Boehner is looking to move a bill to lift the debt ceiling before he leaves Congress, a tactic aimed at helping his successor, according to multiple sources with knowledge of internal party planning.

Timing has not been decided, but the Treasury Department says the nation's borrowing limit needs to be raised by Nov. 5, and Boehner (R-Ohio) would like to resolve the issue before a new speaker is sworn in. Boehner expects to step down Oct. 30. His office declined to comment for this story.

Of course they have no comment.  They're about to do a repeat of 2013, and ask Nancy Pelosi what she wants.  And she's going to get it.