This is just a power play with the Speaker developing dictatorial powers within the House of Representatives. This could be little more than a display of vindictiveness among rivals within an authoritarian organization, to wit the Republican Party.
President Obama does not need Speaker Boehner, and Speaker Boehner does not need the President.
Of course it's a power play. How on earth is that mutually exclusive with Boehner having every right to do it, or with it being a good thing that he is?
Having the right to do something and the wisdom of doing so are two different matters.
