Bawlin' Boehner - the Weeper of the House

As the 112th Congress gets underway in Washington, one thing is clear - it'll be a tearjerker. The New Speaker of the House, Ohio's embarrassment, has already demonstrated his ability to weep - if not on cue, at least on political opportunity.

In case you missed some of his early antics, I'll provide links throughout the article where you can see Bawlin' Boehner in all his tearful glory.

Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against a man showing emotion. I've weeped a time or two over something seemingly trivial as well as important. I think it's a quality of a man at peace with his emotional self. When it balance and context, that is.

The walk isn't that far, from admirable show of emotion to embarrassing display of laughable crying. Bawlin' Boehner ran right through that divide, and when his crying is coupled with his orange skin, completes his transformation from congressman to caricature.

Before even taking the gavel, Bawlin' Boehner made a weepy mess of himself on "60 Minutes." See it here.

After the weep-fest on "60 Minutes," the ladies on "The View" had some fun with the Weeper of the House. See Here.

Here's a link to a post titled "The 11 Funniest Pictures of John Boehner Crying."

There is another part to this, however. Sure, it's funny, it's embarrassing in front of the rest of the world, and Bawlin' Boehner is sure to keep comedians well fed. What about the kind of government he wants?

The current crop of conservative represents absolutely nothing good for the average American, no substance, and no ideas for the future. They are out to preserve the bias toward the wealthy while doing their best to strip out and damage American workers. Bawlin' Boehner and company are very much intent on hurting the economy in hopes of hurting President Obama.

Theirs truly is an agenda of class warfare, using propaganda and fear mongering to dupe middle class Americans into voting against their own interests, and instead voting to support the agenda of corporate power and plutocracy. That is enough to, as the Rolling Stones sing in "Start Me Up," to "make a grown man cry."