Boehner: The Manliest Congressguy Ever

Mark's on fire tonight. Maybe he should blog more often. Boehner on the other hand needs some kleenex. -Jerid

From The Hill, via TPM Election Central:

"Rep. Heather Wilson (R-N.M.) called for comity Wednesday during a meeting of the Republican Conference after House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) referred to Senate colleagues who have begun to favor a change in course in Iraq as “wimps.”..."

So, what Senate colleagues was Boehner, a guy who's never set foot inside a military recruiter's office, let alone a combat zone, calling wimps?

Decorated Vietnam Veteran Chuck Hagel (R-NE), and WWII and Korean War vet John Warner (R-VA) (who also served as Secretary of the Navy in the '70s).

Obviously, a couple of grade A pussies. They've got nothin' on Boehner.

TPM's Greg Sargent:

"Soooo...look, to reiterate what Matthew Yglesias and Atrios have said, it isn't courageous to advocate that others fight and die for something. Nor is advocating that others (the troops) get withdrawn from Iraq synonymous with personally wimping out in any way, particularly since advocating such requires doing so in the face of a relentless barrage of you're-abandoning-the-troops propaganda. It doesn't make you "on the run" from anything, as Joe Lieberman has been trying to argue."

Makes y'all real proud to have a congressional leader in your state, eh folks?