The Republican Party has no talent. All of their presidential candidates suck. All of their legislative leaders are uninspiring. This is the closest they can get to interesting politics:
According to the source, Cantor was pushing a hard conservative line in internal deliberations. Boehner’s camp viewed these urgings with suspicion, thinking they were a way to make Boehner look weak. The word “coup” was used.
Not exactly Shakespeare. John Boehner may be a half-wit drunk, dorkwad, but you're still going to have to be more cunning than that to take him down. [ Daily Caller ]
The critter from<i> Alien</i>?
Coup, no. Putsch, yes.