Boehner to Host RNC Party During Tucson Memorial

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Boehner to Host RNC Party During Tucson Memorial

* By Jennifer Bendery
* Roll Call Staff

Updated: 5:48 p.m.

Speaker John Boehner will host a cocktail party for the Republican National Committee at the same time that President Barack Obama will be addressing the nation at the memorial service for victims of the Tucson shooting.

The Ohio Republican is holding a 7 p.m. cocktail reception Wednesday night for 168 RNC members, who are in the Washington area for an annual meeting. The event is sponsored by Boehner’s political action committee and will take place at Maryland’s National Harbor resort.

The RNC party coincides with the 8 p.m. EST memorial ceremony at the University of Arizona in Tucson, where Obama will honor the victims of Saturday’s shooting rampage that left six dead and 14 wounded, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), who is in critical condition.

A Boehner aide said the Speaker plans to leave the RNC party before Obama begins his remarks.

http://www.rollcall.com/news/-202400-1.html

[Uzybone]

1. ahhh...Leadership

Nothing will keep Boehner from some cocktails.

[bushisanidiot]

2. They have no shame.

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[impik]

3. I'm sure he'll cry while celebrating

[SpiralHawk]

4. Republicon Family Values - as usual

dancing on the grave of those who have died -- because of your hateful ignorant ranting and whining and threatening...

[Mz Pip]

5. What a classy bunch.

Tone deaf as usual. What an ass.

I suspect that there will be fundraising going on and that doesn't stop for anyone.

I remember shortly after 9/11 receiving a fundraising letter from the GOP. For a contribution you could get a picture of GW Bush on 9/11looking out of the window of airforce one. Guess that's when he was escaping to his bunker.

[politicasista]

6. Chasing the American Dream alright n/t

[movonne]

7. Let's just say that this tragedy had happened to a rep that was a

repug and nancy had to go to a cocktail party for the dnc...