Boehner moved to tears as he moves to speakership

[XanaDUer]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The chin started trembling partway down the center aisle as the applause rose to a roar. John Boehner, the emotional Ohioan about to become the House's new speaker, took his time, shaking hands with colleagues and their children on his way to the rostrum. At its foot, the hankie came out.
"It's still just me," he told the House after departing Speaker Nancy Pelosi, dry-eyed, handed Boehner his outsized "gavel of choice."
It is known to bug Boehner that he can't keep it together at big moments, but apparently it runs in the family. At the moment Pelosi transferred power to her successor, at least six hankies had been deployed by Boehner's proudly weeping family members watching from the gallery overhead.
By any measure, Wednesday was a dramatic time for the Boehners, Congress and a recession-weary nation that had voted two months earlier to break the Democrats' grip on Washington power. In the 112th Congress, Democrats still hold the majority of the Senate and President Barack Obama owns the veto pen. The House, though, will be run by Boehner and a Republican caucus determined to undo much of the Democrats' work — starting with Obama's signature health care overhaul.

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He'll be crying even more when the Republicans cannot get anything done.

[DesertRat]

1. When is he NOT moved to tears? n/t

[Ghost in the Machine]

2. fuckin' crybaby!

go change your diaper, whiney ass!

[Liberal In Texas]

3. He needs to man-up.

Isn't that what the repukes say about dems?

[XanaDUer]

4. I wonder what the freeps think of this guy?

or, are they feelin' the tender-hearted love?

[Monk06]

8. Their server was so overcome by emotion that it crashed. FReeperville is presently unavailable.

[XanaDUer]

10. For real?

:rofl:

[Monk06]

14. I have a bookmark to their site and check it several times a day. It's down probably

due to a mass orgy of self congrats over Pelosi handing
over the gavel.

They hate Pelosi only slightly less than they hate Obama

[JBoy]

17. Wow, when Issa said he would go after waste and corruption I didn't think FR would be first!

[XanaDUer]

22. Lol!

nt.

[frogmarch]

5. Picture?

Anyone take a photo of bawl-baby Boner bawling?

(Note: Not balling, bawling.)

[XanaDUer]

6. Yeah

I just ate dinner, so a mental pic of him balling will make me :puke: .

[AlinPA]

7. It's all an act to try to make dumbed down 'murcans think he is compassionate. Phony bastard. nt

[tanyev]

9. John Boehner is moved to tears by a hangnail.

[Brickbat]

11. He really needs to quit drinking before 5 p.m.

Some of us can handle it, some can't.

[somone]

12. What a freak

[underpants]

13. I thought I heard a *hic* on NPR

he was already sauced

[Parche]

24. run boner run

what happens to boner when he strokes his gavel????

[marmar]

15. So am I.....for a different reason.

:cry:

[Blue_In_AK]

16. There is something wrong with him.

I could maybe understand a normal person becoming a little choked up at assuming this position, but his emotion is meaningless since it's flaunted so often.

I repeat -- there is something wrong with him. Is he an alcoholic?

[corpseratemedia]

18. cry me an orange river

a river of Gatoraide

[TheCowsCameHome]

19. Shit doesn't rust, so he's safe in that respect.

[udbcrzy2]

20. She should have tongued him uckkk! n/t

[Stevenmarc]

21. He's moved to tears as long as the camera is on him

Just another media whore gimmick

[nc4bo]

23. He needs some serious rehab. Someone with his money could afford the Betty Ford clinic.

Sometimes listening to him it sounds like his pronunciation of words slurred or something.

Really needs to clean himself up or get checked out by an M.D.. He has excellent medical benefits for both so no excuses.