Who is your nominee for Speaker who could garner 218 votes?
What difference does it make who replaces the Speaker.
Except for the whole replacement part the plan to oust Boehner worked perfectly.
Sure it took 3 years and in the end Boehner decided to quit rather than put up with their tantrums, but there is no reason that real conservatives can't just keep ousting Speakers until the rats win back the House.
Except for the fact that Ryan is even more pro-amnesty than Boehner, this is a terrific victory.
You make it sound like they should be ashamed of not understanding the consequences of their actions.
Haters gonna hate.