And then, just as fast as he had flipped-flopped on immigration in the past, Boehner flipped backwards. He did a 180 and pulled the plug again — and he tried to blame it on President Obama.

“Listen, there’s widespread doubt about whether this administration can be trusted to enforce our laws,” he said. Which is a joke, because Obama has put more guards on the border, deployed more drones, built more miles of fence and deported more illegal immigrants than any other U.S. president.

Even for Boehner, his cop-out on immigration is a stunning failure of leadership. Yes, he’s putting what’s good for his party ahead of what’s good for the country. But politicians do that all the time. What’s more shocking is that his assessment of what’s good for his party is dead wrong.

Why will it be any easier for the GOP to pass immigration reform in 2015? By then, we’ll be smack into the presidential campaign of 2016, where the Republican Party will once again be left out in the cold when it comes to Latino voters. How low does their share of the Hispanic vote have to go before they get the message? The time to act on immigration reform is now.