http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7143552n
Remember when Hillary Clinton, after months of exhaustive campaigning, let down her guard enough to let a tear come to her eye? That brief show of emotion was analyzed, criticized, and alluded to as evidence of the questionable good sense of having a woman govern. Women can be, after all, so damn emotional. This was the fallout from one tearing up. One.
Apparently not a problem if you are a midwestern male. How else to explain the relative pass on crying given to incoming Speaker of the House John Boehner? His repeated tearing up on the House floor has been referenced by opponents and the media with both derision and amusement, but not to my knowledge as an indication that he might be unfit to serve. After tonight's 60 Minutes episode, I wonder if that may change.
John Boehner teared up multiple times during his interview tonight. He teared up so often I had to blink to make sure I hadn't inadvertently turned on a Barbara Walters special. He teared up so much I began to suspect he may be seriously unhinged.
He teared up over the fact that he can no longer bring himself to visit schools because seeing those kids and knowing that he's responsible for their future....well, that just choked him up so much he couldn't even finish the sentence. This information led me to a real understanding of why Boehner spends so much time playing golf. The golf course, the clubhouse, the clubhouse bar - these are places you will pretty much never find children who might drive you into a display of sentimental waterworks.
He teared up thinking about the fact that as a kid he used to have to help his dad clean his cafe, and now he's achieved the American dream. The American dreams of leading the House of Representatives. A dream that now allows him to keep people who still have to work in cafes from earning a decent wage, affording healthcare, and - once that cafe closes in this god forsaken economy - receiving unemployment benefits. No wonder Boehner tears up - he can only be thinking - there but for the grace of God go I. Or there but for the grace of low income workers dumb enough to vote for me go I. Or something like that. Anyway - Boehner is really glad he got out before he took over. And he should be.
Maybe Boehner's just sobbing to beat the rest of us to the punch. Because anytime I think of him equating himself to the American dream I know I find a tear coming to my eye. Us women. We can be so damn emotional
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