Posted on 03/27/2012 11:48:33 AM PDT by null and void
Reporting from Washington —
A day after President Obama’s hushed remarks to a Russian leader sparked outrage from GOP circles, House Speaker John A. Boehner backed off the criticism, and suggested Mitt Romney should do the same, while the president is traveling abroad.
“While the president's overseas, I think it's appropriate that -- that people not be critical of him or of our country,” Boehner said Tuesday.
Obama was captured on a live microphone telling Russian President Dmitry Medvedev he would have “more flexibility” to negotiate on a missile defense system in Europe after the fall elections. Leaders were gathered in Seoul for a nuclear security summit.
Romney called the presidents remarks “troubling” and “alarming,” during a CNN interview Monday evening, and the Republican presidential candidate accused Obama of “telling us one thing and doing something else” in talks over a missile defense system in Europe.
Other critics and GOP leaders latched on to the comments to question Obama's long-term commitment to the missile defense system, which the U.S. has promoted but the Russians have objected to.
Boehner had raised concerns Monday about Obama’s comments, but on Tuesday declined to go further. He declined to agree with Romney’s assertion that Russia was the U.S. “number one geopolitical foe,” and suggested tamping down the rhetoric while the president is representing the nation abroad. “Well, clearly, the president is overseas,” Boehner said.
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My GOD I wish someone like Bachmann was Speaker. At least she seems to have a pair. Boehner is worthless.
..and why is that, Mr. Boehner? Pres. Obama is always ready to criticize America to the world. So it’s only o.k. for him?
Cry me a river, Boehner.
Time for a major shakeup in GOP “leadership” in both houses of Congress.
Boehner you dumb**s. No Democrat ever gave Bush that courtesy. Grow a pair you weeney.
WTF????????? Let me get this straight Bohner, bammy wants to destroy the country during his 2nd term by giving all of our missiles away AND YOU SAY NOTHING.............FUJB.
Why not?
Their end is coming soon.
This type of thing will be the norm for the GOP under a Romney administration.
E-MAIL THEM!!!
GOnadlessP..
oh man.
“While the president’s overseas, I think it’s appropriate that — that people not be critical of him or of our country”
Oh, shut up. What a crock. Next thing you know, we won’t be able to criticize him when he’s in Washington because “I may not like him, but he’s our president, and he deserves our respect.” Boehner’s a pussy, purely and simply.
Did someone mention the Dixie Chicks??
Boner needs to go, period.
Pathetic adherence in the tenet that you don’t criticize your President when we are at war. We are NOT at war even though we have troops still in Afghanistan, perhaps Iraq, etc. We are in a state of Obama Capitulation. He deserves ridicule, he deserves condemnation, he deserves a trial in my opinion.
Crybaby Boehner should just STFU.
“—that people not criticize him or the country when he’s abroad”. That include HIM not criticizing the country when he’s abroad, you bedwetting Speaker of the House?
Real classy, Boehner. Way to take the high road. Loser!
0 is stating now that he wants to break our sword and gets caught by a hot mike saying, “Wait until I slither back into office for me to break our shield,” and all Boner can say to us is, “Shut up and get your a**** in line”?
FUJB
Every time I see Boehner or his picture I hear the girl group, the Angels, singing,”Cry, Baby, Cry”.
Too much golf turns a man into a spineless pussy, subject to reflexive aisle-crossing, and the feminine tendency toward spontaneous, uncontrollable sobbing.
Known fact.
Look it up.
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