Wow, John Boehner actually did something really right and very classy!

[tpsbmam]

Rachel just read this: "There will be no weekly Republican Address this weekend so that President Obama can speak for the entire nation at this time of mourning. I join the president -- and all Americans -- in sending prayers and condolences to the victims' loved ones."

Wow -- good going, Mr. Speaker!

(first and maybe only time you'll see that term of respect coming out of me)

[teddy51]

1. Maybe he does have some feelings after all! Sure couldn't prove it on many other

occasions.

[are_you_serious_1234]

2. It is not a popular position here at DU

But I actually have a decent amount of respect for John Boehner. Don't agree with him all the time however.

[Paulie]

4. Welcome to DU

How much do you agree with him, if I may ask?

[are_you_serious_1234]

31. About 1%

[Paulie]

32. Ah. That's a decent amount?

Wonder if ya make it up to 47% for things you really like, such as dihydrogen monoxide.

[Skittles]

8. WTF

it only takes the slaughter of children to make him behave in a humane manner

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

13. Respect?

I can't respect a crying,, imitation, lying POS.

[are_you_serious_1234]

30. I can't tell you who to respect.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

34. Apparently.

The more important question is why you would respect a lying, imitation POS.

[are_you_serious_1234]

36. Because I don't need you to think for me.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

37. So again, why do you respect Boner?

Be specific. Cite examples.

[Cha]

3. Yes, it's a decent thing to do..

and, he's no doubt mindful that the gop nra owned congress better lay low right now.

[tpsbmam]

5. Good point.....but to hear him actually deferring to Obama and saying he speaks for the nation

is a really, really new one. I've never heard any Republican say something like that since he was elected, at least not in my recall. I've heard Republicans like Crist support him, but never one of the vehemently anti-Obama-being-president Republicans say anything even close to this. It's the kind of thing that'll set lots of right-wing teeth gnashing.

[Cha]

16. You got that right..

"It's the kind of thing that'll set lots of right-wing teeth gnashing."

It's also that kind of national tragedy that calls out for decency from even the opposing rabid anti-President Obama gops. We'll see if there's any fallout on boner from this.

[tpsbmam]

17. My bet? Nah....he'll go back to being his regular asshole self on every

other issue. This was a once in a lifetime moment!

[democrattotheend]

18. I was thinking that

There were several other times during Obama's presidency when I felt he deserved such respect and did not get it.

Democrats (rightly) deferred to Bush after 9/11 to speak as the leader of the nation. I am glad to see Boehner showing President Obama the same respect.

[2naSalit]

7. That's what I was thinking

He may have made an appropriate choice to not say anything at all since there's nothing he could say without endangering his own interests. I don't think I could ever call him "classy" though.

Give him a couple days, he'll say something totally wrong.

[Care Acutely]

6. Holy crap.

[CBHagman]

9. I hadn't heard that yet, so thanks for starting this thread.

And I a appreciate what Boehner did too.

[Mr.Bill]

10. He was just afraid

that he would cry all the way through it. Now he can just go play golf and hit the tanning bed.

[tpsbmam]

11. LMAO! You're a sick one, you are....

although I have to admit I must be equally sick since you made me LOL.

[msongs]

12. he is planning on skipping town so gives him cover as he needs not do a radio talk nt

[tavernier]

14. Yippy for him.

Actually, the best way he can serve his country in this great hour of need is to gather up his nincompoops and help our president do the work that our citizens are begging them all to do. And while they are at it, pass some stricter gun reform laws that ensure the protection and safety of our children. Prayers and condolences may be helpful to the families of the dead, but just plain good common sense and a cheap ink pen from the dollar store will go a long ways to keeping tragedies like these from happening again and again.

[tpsbmam]

19. I hope he's forced into it this time......

we'll see. I'm seeing much more leeway from right-wingers on this tonight than I have before. I'm hearing a call for more "rational" laws on national, corporate-owned CBS, ABC & NBC news (not just MSNBC). This time......please, this time....let it lead to forcing TPTB into doing....or at least enacting measures that move toward....doing the right things.

[WinkyDink]

15. Pffffft. Let me know when he goes up against WLPierre.

[LeftInTX]

21. I agree.

Also, his current talking points are the fiscal cliff. No one's in the mood for the fiscal cliff today.

[October]

22. About fucking time.

[Amonester]

23. "A broken clock" moment...

Wonder when the other one will come... if it ever comes...

[ananda]

24. Well, Chris Christie was decent for a little while after Sandy, too.

But then he reverted right back to Reep troglodytism.

[cynatnite]

25. Are we sure it's him that said this? I have doubts he's human. n/t

[Zoeisright]

26. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

I'm not giving Boner one gram of respect. It's his actions that allowed this carnage.

[Terra Alta]

27. For once in his life, Boehner shows some class.

Next week, he'll go back to being the classless POS he always has been.

[Scuba]

28. Class? No, too cowardly to make a statement, dumps that on the Prez.

[former9thward]

35. He issued a statement the day before.

http://www.wcpo.com/dpp/news/national/house-speaker-john-boehner-issues-statement-on-sandy-hook-elementary-school-shooting-in-ct

Interesting you use the words "dumps that" referring to condolences.

[reformist2]

29. Very classy, indeed.

[SoCalDem]

33. Motive

Lay low, so no one can have any reason to approach him about gun control..

[treestar]

38. I'm actually pleasantly surprised

to see that even the Republicans have some limit on what they won't use to trash the President. I would cynically have expected him to immediately use it to state something along the lines of this is what happens when we have a welfare state which the president supports, or other such BS.