Everywhere you looked, there he was - John Boehner crying.
The most flagrant episodes of John Boehner crying included the November 2010 election returns, which restored Republicans to power in Congress; Boehner's elevation to speaker of the House in January 2011; emotional debates on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; and media photo-ops too numerous to count.
The seeming ease with which the tears flowed from Boehner earned the Ohio Republican the nickname "Weeper of the House."
So what gives?
Why was John Boehner crying all the time?