Boehner makes surprise trip to Iraq (left last night??)

[babylonsister]

Boner to the rescue! And bipartisan? With their token Dem? Who is Charlie Wilson? Is he a blue dog, anyone know? And shouldn't Boner et al. be doing the people's business? Couldn't this little boondoggle have occurred during their month long+ recess?


http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/boehner-makes-surprise-trip-to-iraq-2007-09-11.html


Boehner makes surprise trip to Iraq
By Jackie Kucinich
September 12, 2007

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) led a bipartisan delegation into Iraq Tuesday evening following two days of congressional hearings on the situation there.

Democratic Rep. Charlie Wilson (Ohio) joined Republican Reps. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.), Pete King (R-N.Y.), Patrick Tiberi (R-Ohio), Tom Latham (R-Iowa) and Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) on the trip.

Boehner’s office declined to say when the group will return from Iraq, citing security concerns.

A spokesman for the minority leader said the delegation will attend a series of briefings during the trip that will cover various issues. These include the improved security situation as a result of the troop surge, the progress of grassroots political efforts on local and national levels and the “tactical momentum” that has been achieved in the fight against al Qaeda, as well as the challenges that are still ahead, according to the spokesman.

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http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/boehner-makes-surprise-trip-to-iraq-2007-09-11.html

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1. Charlie Wilson OH-6

He's a blue dog who took Strickland's seat in Eastern Ohio. His district runs along the Ohio River and has to be one of the longest in the nation.
That's not much of a bipartisan group. Ole' Charlie had to wage a write in campaign to win. He didn't have enough legitimate signatures to get
his name on the ballot.

[PATRICK]

2. Defecting,

converting to Shia Islam, running as the new president, holding copies of oil contracts given him by US oil firms. Ayatollah Ali Ibn Boner. "Iraq is worth a turban," he laughs.

[Cooley Hurd]

3. Betcha they stay away from Baghdad...

...and land in the highly-secure Al-Asad Air Base, like Captain Chimpy did last week.:eyes: