Aww look at this picture from the Huffington Post::
Boehner could not stand to hear the stories of a colleagues time as a POW. The AP has this to say:
Republicans, now the minority party on the Hill for the time in 12 years, issued impassioned warnings of the consequences of undermining the president’s policies in Iraq. “We will embolden terrorists in every corner in the world. We will give Iran free access to the Middle East,” said Republican leader John Boehner, R-Ohio. “And who doesn’t believe the terrorists will just follow our troops home?”
Boehner teared up before reporters as he listened to Rep. Sam Johnson, R-Texas, describe being a prisoner of war in Vietnam and learning of U.S. protests back home.
I’m not trying to be a hard ass, but get over it. This old meme that “the terrorists will follow us here” is total bull! We have a greater chance of being attacked at home because Bush has let the fight against the actual terrorists go to hell. Why doesn’t Boehner tear up over that fact? What sacrifice has Boehner given to this war?
CNN shows the “war room” the Republicans had set up for the debate in hopes of pushing their “talking points” through. The problem with that is that their talking points haven’t changed, while the situation in Iraq has changed – for the worse. Perhaps instead of Boehner leading a rubber stamp Congress last year, they could have shown the President that he is accountable to them and the people.