Now, those of you not familiar with Boehner may be scratching your heads and wondering what the big deal is. For starters, you have the corruption issue. You see, one of Mr. Boehner's most imfamous acts was handing out checks from tobacco lobbyists to House members, on the House floor no less. So, the leader of the Republicans in the House of Representatives is a guy who likes to use the floor of the House, not the halls, not the offices, not some dark closet, but the very place where bills are voted on, as a place to turn tricks for tobacco companies.
In fairness to Gingrey, I can't really say based on just this that Phil Gingrey is corrupt based solely on this, but I can say that he is willing to empower those who are either corrupt or really pushing it.
After that, you have the hypocrisy of the whole thing. The Republicans constantly drone on about their religiosity, turning it into a campaign issue (take a look at Phil Gingrey's blog for a look at his "values agenda.") But despite this stated morality, the Republicans in the House, including, again, Phil Gingrey, are all too willing to turn a blind eye to those in the pocket of the tobacco industry, an industry that gains its revenue from sin. Apparently, Phil and the other Republicans are too busy using the Bible to bash gays to realize that I Corinthians 6:19-20 says this:
Know you not that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you,After spending an entire election season trying desperately to tie any Democratic candidate to Nancy Pelosi, the Republicans have apparently forgotten to watch their own backyard. Bring on the ads tying Republican House candidates to Boehner, the tobacco flunkie.
which you have of God, and you are not your own? For you were bought with a
price: Therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit which are God's.
