Brian Williams finds himself in the unenviable position of bearing a message from Dave Letterman to ‘Cryin’ John Boehner’ (an excellent Blues name) if Boehner were to buy a guitar, and give voice to his Mal-de-mer. Dave suggests, and rightly so that Boehner’s emotional outbursts often have nothing to do with children or sad surroundings, as Williams attempts to infer. Rather, Boehner’s outbursts are unpredictable and inexplicable…Leading Dave – and many of us to believe that Speaker John could truly benefit from counseling!
Women in politics have ‘manfully’ held in tears rather than show emotion – even in appropriate situations. Pat Schroeder and Hillary Clinton come to mind. Both women faced criticism for being overly emotional…Little did they know that sharing one’s sorrows would soon be in vogue for those who wear the sans-a-belt pants in politics!