The obstruction monster that John Boehner and Eric Cantor created has turned on them after the top two House Republican leaders called on their members to support the president on Syria.
Video of Boehner announcing his support of Obama on Syria:
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Boehner’s comments were followed by Eric Cantor’s release of a long statement of support for Obama that said in part:
I intend to vote to provide the President of the United States the option to use military force in Syria. While the authorizing language will likely change, the underlying reality will not. America has a compelling national security interest to prevent and respond to the use of weapons of mass destruction, especially by a terrorist state such as Syria, and to prevent further instability in a region of vital interest to the United States.
…The United States’ broader policy goal, as articulated by the President, is that Assad should go, and President Obama’s redline is consistent with that goal and with the goal of deterring the use of weapons of mass destruction. It is the type of redline virtually any American President would draw. Now America’s credibility is on the line. A failure to act when acting is in America’s interests and when a red line has been so clearly crossed will only weaken our ability to use diplomacy, economic pressure, and other non-lethal tools to remove Assad and deter Iran and other aggressors.
Rank and file Republicans reacted to Boehner and Cantor’s calls for Republicans to put their country first by taking to the Internet to attack the Republican leaders.
Response to Eric Cantor’s statement via Twitter:
Cantor(R) & Boehner(D) support Obama's idiocy in bombing FOR Al Qaeda http://t.co/UkK4ztXFNq why do we have Republicans again?
— DANEgerus (@DANEgerus) September 3, 2013
Super spineless RT @jamiedupree: House Majority Leader Eric Cantor joins Boehner in backing Obama on military strikes against Syria
— Just a girl venting (@Lilleth71) September 3, 2013
“@defendressofsan: Eric Cantor and Boehner Will Vote For Use of Military Force in #Syria http://t.co/Szp7ExxCWt“. Replace those jerks🏀🏀
— Jan Pleasants (@Jantxnc) September 3, 2013
@GOPLeader Then you must intend on losing your job
— Count Clayton (@CountClayton) September 3, 2013
Matt Drudge also fanned the flames by tweeting:
Why would anyone vote Republican? Please give reason. Raised taxes; marching us off to war again; approved more NSA snooping. WHO ARE THEY?!
— MATT DRUDGE (@DRUDGE) September 3, 2013
Over at The Blaze, John Boehner was faring even worse than Cantor (Names have been left off of comments):
—Well, I believe we just witnessed the end of Boehner’s political career
— John Boehner is a spineless, ignoramus who is not concerned about the truth and another example of why the Republican Party loses Presidential elections. Boehner, like McLame, is a disgrace and needs to be replaced as Speaker. What a tragedy.
— Get that arrogant RINO treasonist son of a bitch out of Congress now!!!
— Speaker Boehner, pack your things up in Congress and any of those who agree with you and leave. Taking action at this time is way past effective and a complete waste of time, money and possible loss of American lives. Term limits for Congress and Senate. No more career politicians.
The reactions of these Republicans prove once and for all that they would rather embarrass the country than support Obama on anything. However, this mindset was created by a Republican party and media that has preached to their base for endless day after day that everything President Obama supported was evil and worthy of their obstruction. Republicans were taught by their party leaders that their purpose in life is to obstruct all things Obama.
Given this mindset, it isn’t a surprise that they would view Cantor and Boehner agreeing with Obama on anything as an act of treason. Boehner and Cantor are getting a taste of the Obama hate they created.
To quote Mitt Romney, Speaker Boehner and Majority Leader Cantor, you built that.
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