Boehner Spokesman: Dems Are Criticizing "Small Price" Because They Want America's Defeat

[babylonsister]

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Boehner Spokesman: Dems Are Criticizing "Small Price" Because They Want America's Defeat
By Greg Sargent - September 15, 2007, 10:30AM

This is fun. John Boehner's office has hatched a new explanation for why Dems and others are criticizing his "small price" remark: Because they want American troops to get defeated in Iraq.

The Cleveland Plain-Dealer asked Boehner's office about his comment, in which he said that the loss of American lives was a "small price" to pay for defeating Al Qaeda, and here's what the paper got from Boehner spokesperson Jessica Towhey:

A Boehner spokeswoman said his remarks referred to the monetary investment the United States has made to win the global war on terror and ensure U.S. security. She observed that Boehner visited Iraq this week to thank U.S. troops for their service and assess the "progress on the ground that some Democrats are so desperate to ignore."

"It's apparent that some Democrats and the far-left wing of their party are deeply afraid we are winning in Iraq now, and it's clear they will do anything they can -- including making false representations -- to ensure our troops come home after defeat, not victory," said Boehner spokeswoman Jessica Towhey.

It's worth noting, of course, that Ms. Towhey is, well, not telling the truth. In fact, Boehner was answering a question that very clearly was about the loss of American lives, not just money.

It's also worth noting that Navy veteran and Republican John McCain agrees with the Dems who allegedly are only criticizing Boehner because they want our troops to lose. Just yesterday, McCain said that Boehner should "retract" is remark.

[rodeodance]

1. go play some more golf. B--you are losing your tan

[liberaldemocrat7]

8. The Republicans failed. They don't need help from anyone else.

The Republicans failed on defense on 9-11-2001.

The Republicans failed to defend Iraq after they took it in 2003.

We don't blame America first. We blame Republicans first.

Oh and people overseas don't hate America, they hate Republicans!



We Democrats did not want Bush to invade Iraq which never attacked us. However Bush went into Iraq for the oil. If anyone gets blame for the defeat in Iraq, the Republicans deserve the only blame!

[Mythsaje]

2. They really need to shut up about this...

Getting more people to think about what was said and what it infers is not good for their side at all.

But I'm not going to tell them that.

[Kagemusha]

3. Shorter Boehner: It really is a small price, what's your problem?

IMHO.

[BlooInBloo]

4. LOL! John "Broken Record" Boehner.

[KansDem]

5. This shit's getting old...really old...

:eyes:

[TwilightGardener]

6. I wonder if all the folks with burned-off faces or missing limbs, or the

families of dead soldiers, are feelin' the VICTORY yet, for the small price they paid?

[sandnsea]

7. Where's Hillary?

Oh yeah, he didn't say her name so it doesn't matter.

[Prophet 451]

9. This is new?

The right have been saying much the same thing since the start.

[babylonsister]

11. Boehner's spokesperson hasn't as far as I know. He's itching for a fight imo,

and I hope he gets one.

[old guy]

14. Exactly!

They say whatever they want as often as they want because they know the MSM will never bother to challenge them. Until that happens, you'll see this kind of stuff time and time again. I believe that if the repubs said that 2 + 2 = 5, the vast majority of the media outlets would report it and never bother to check it out. Just saying.

[momster]

16. MSM Would 'Show the Controversy

Plenty of people believe 2+2=5 so you must give equal time to both sides. Then the 2+2=22 people need their airtime as well. Look! Shiny! :sarcasm:

[old guy]

19. God the frustration.

[DavidDvorkin]

10. The Democrats need to jump on this

Make a lot of noise and make Boehner retreat.

[VP505]

12. Now there is

a well though out and reasoned response to criticism of a comment that pretty well trivializes the death of 3800+ American Soldiers and Marines. BTW, what exactly are we winning and does that success mean that the occupation can be wrapped up, say by the end of the year, or is 2020 a better target date?

[blues90]

13. Boehner is a drunken freak

First he crys all over the senate desk to the point of warping the top because bush was given the hundred odd billion to keep on killing and now this .

If anyone else went to work bombed out of their minds they would be fired on the spot , how these people get away with this crap is beyond me .

[Bitwit1234]

15. I think the republicans have already done that and in doing so

have destroyed this country and its reputation in the world.

[deacon]

17. Republicans LOVE their war. n/t

[AlCzervik]

18. He needs to be jumped on at every opportunity imo, every chance any democrat

has in front of the mike they should repeat what he said.

[spanone]

20. assholes, one and all.

and the truth is they don't give a shit about the troops.

[MiniMe]

21. Go cry about it on the house floor

You pulled a boner on that statement, stop trying to blame others for your mispeak