what exactly have conservatives accomplished here? Is federal spending going to go down now that Boehner is majority leader? Are Republicans going to get better press now that they have “embraced change”? Will John Shadegg’s role as a “kingmaker” compensate for the fact that the RSC couldn’t deliver half its troops? Since my wife works for Blunt, I didn’t comment on the race while it was going on (no matter how grossly unfair, and sometimes nastily personal, conservative bloggers’ coverage of the race was). Now that it’s over, I’m perfectly happy to join in congratulating Boehner. Whether conservatives have anything to congratulate themselves for is an open question.