No. 1: John Boehner, former Speaker of the House, calling Ted Cruz, current presidential candidate, the devil. PROF. DAVID KENNEDY: “ BOEHNER: “ Lucifer in the flesh. ((EDIT)) In Washington I have as many Democrat friends as I have Republican friends. I get along with almost everybody but I have never worked with a more miserable son of a bitch. (EDIT) Over my dead body will he be president.” Now Mr. Boehner does not like Cruz because of the senator's unwillingness to compromise over the budget and other issues. The problem here is this: Boehner is a sniper. We invited the Speaker on the program. He turned us down, as he always does.