If I had to put money on it right now, I bet Shadegg pulls this off. A conservative House staffer just said to me: “Who knows where we are, but personally I smell a conservative revolt. Shadegg didn’t enter today to lock up 6 conservative votes. If I had a vote, I’d be behind Shadegg 100%, and I suspect there will be defectors for a big Shadegg splash on Monday.” The staffer adds: “One question remaining is who will replace Shadegg at Policy. My bet would be Pence. If that occurs, I could easily see Feeney or Hensarling wind up heading the RSC.”

I like the sound of all that. One of the main problems with Blunt and Boehner is the same-old feeling. Shadegg’s not going to be a virgin, but he signals a House saying “we know we need to be doing something diffferent, so we’ll be lead by someone different.”