If you are wondering just how crocodile were the tears coming from Boehner for his house colleague Gabrielle Giffords you now have your answer:
Boehner to Host Boehner to Host RNC Party During Tucson Memorial
Speaker John Boehner will host a cocktail party for the Republican National Committee at the same time that President Barack Obama will be addressing the nation at the memorial service for victims of the Tucson shooting.
Yes, you read that right. More below the fold
Rec List! First time actually, wish it was for something more positive. Actions speak louder than words and tonight Boehner made his priorities awfully clear.
This is going to be a short diary because actions in this case speak louder than words.
John Boehner has decided that attending a previously planned cocktail party for 168 RNC members is more important than flying to Arizona with the President.
Afterall, according to Boehner the President didn't really MEAN it when he invited him to join him on Air Force One.
Boehner turned down a Tuesday invitation from Obama to fly to Tucson with him, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and other lawmakers for the Wednesday night memorial service.
A Boehner aide said the Speaker "made it clear to the White House all along that he would be in the House today" and that the president’s "last-minute invite was a courtesy" because the White House knew Boehner was going to stay in Washington, D.C.
But that is okay because:
A Boehner aide said the Speaker plans to leave the RNC party before Obama begins his remarks.
"Speaker Boehner will attend an organizational meeting with RNC members this evening, but will leave before the president’s speech begins," Boehner spokesman Cory Fritz said.
The event is sponsored by Boehner’s political action committee and will take place at Maryland’s National Harbor resort.
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