The illustrious Speaker of the House had a hissy fit when a Senate colleague put up a poster supporting some fallen Marines from Camp Lejeune. Made sure it was taken down by the Architect of the Capitol.
It was altogether fitting that Jones saluted the fallen soldiers on congressional premises. Congress authorized the wars that occasioned their tragic deaths. Congress appropriated the money that dispatched them to mortal danger. The posters communicated to congressional visitors that war is a combination of heroism and hell. Voters would leave with more informed judgments about the costs of the twin wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. There was no tension between Jones’ wall poster and the ordinary use of the House Rayburn Office Building to host direct communications between Members of the House and the public. On one occasion, for instance, a mother from Minnesota entered Jones’ office with tears in her eyes to thank him for displaying the picture of her son who had been killed while serving the nation.
Nancy Pelosi is third in line of succession to the Presidency. Remember that.
Tags: Anti-Military, Nancy Pelosi
