Boner Rejects invitation for ride in Air Force One to Az.....

[Trey9007]

Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) turned down an offer by President Barack Obama to travel on Air Force One to Arizona for a memorial service on behalf of the victims of Saturday’s shooting, a decision that has upset some Democrats.

Boehner is instead scheduled to attend a reception on Wednesday night on behalf of Maria Cino, a former top House GOP aide who is seeking the Republican National Committee chairmanship. Boehner is backing Cino’s challenge to current RNC Chairman Michael Steele.


Boehner’s reception for Cino was first reported on Wednesday morning by POLITICO.

[NuclearDem]

1. This says everything you need to know about Boehner...

Politics before memorial services :puke:

[hlthe2b]

2. I think he is deeply regretting (& will continue to regret)...

not having gone to Arizona for that memorial.... A real lost opportunity for him and very poor political "optics."

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. That's Tucson's good fortune.

Who'd want him in their midst anyway?

[HughBeaumont]

4. Petty, petulant bullshit.

Orange you glad you put these Republican brat assholes back in, 'Murka?

[Richardo]

6. ..

:spray:

[bettyellen]

5. not a reception- a fund raising cocktail party - he has PRIORITIES

[tanyev]

7. A tacky leader for a tacky party.

[SoCalDem]

8. He probably did not want to be cooped up on a plane with

all those "unfriendlies"..and maybe he thought there would be no booze:)

[lpbk2713]

9. "Hey I'm the leader of the REPUBLICAN House"

"Fug this bi-partisan nonsense."

[AngryOldDem]

10. This is about the most classless thing I've seen in awhile. Maybe ever.

He is Speaker of the House, and should have been there to represent Congress. It was more than the decent or right thing to do (although it is); it was the proper, required thing to do as one of the leaders of government.

To not attend because he was at a COCKTAIL PARTY...

If anyone hasn't yet done so please read Matt Taibbi's profile of him in the current Rolling Stone. He guy has the moral compass of a rock.

[Kingofalldems]

11. In some secluded rendezvous...

And cocktails for two.

[onecent]

12. And he is third in line to the Presidency? Scarey!

[randr]

13. His fellow congresspersons should sit him down

and ask him to explain himself.
The leader of our Congressional House refused to attend a memorial for one of his own?
Absolutely despicable!
Even McCain sucked it up enough to attend.

[marmar]

14. No tanning salon onboard.

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