Boehner call RINOs “wimps”

This is welcomed news, Fox News reports that John Boehner is finally saying what the rest of us have been saying;

House Republican leader John Boehner blasted GOP defectors in the Senate, calling them “Wimps,” as lawmakers awaited the Bush administration’s assessment Thursday of political, economic and military progress made by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s government.

But they’re really worse than wimps. Not only have they emboldened the Democrats, they’ve emboldened the enemy, too;

But officials said the report also would show progress in several areas, such as a drop in sectarian killings in Baghdad and opposition to Al Qaeda terrorists by tribal sheiks in Anbar province.

Predictably, Democrats say the findings are proof the war effort is failing, while Republicans say the limited progress shows hope and that lawmakers should not lose faith.

Boehner, R-Ohio, made his “wimps” remark in a private meeting Wednesday with rank-and-file Republicans — ironically at nearly the same moment that several GOP senators beseeched the White House without apparent success for a quick change in course on Iraq.

Emboldened by the Republican divide, Democrats called for a vote on legislation to end U.S. combat operations next year. The House planned to vote first on Thursday.

Boehner spokesman Brian Kennedy said the lawmaker’s comments “were intended to illustrate the fact that we just recently voted to give the troops our full support — including ample time for the Petraeus plan to work, and that too much is at stake for Congress to renege on its commitment now by approving what can only be described as another partisan stunt by Democrats.”

All of this banter between the sissies and the warriors in Congress has sent al Sadr back to Iran to await the outcome. You can figure he’ll reemerge just before Congress votes just like last time – as if the Democrats and al Sadr are working in concert, huh?

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