Speaker of the House John Boehner has demonstrated inappropriate responses to the position he holds, by recent actions rejecting gestures from President Obama.
In November, he refused to meet with the President on the budget at a White House meeting.
Last week, he rejected the offer of the President to travel on Air Force One to visit wounded Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, and to attend the memorial service for the victims of the Tucson shootings.
Now he has turned down the offer to attend the State Dinner for the Chinese President, who is visiting the United States.
What Boehner fails to understand is that he is not just a Congressman from Ohio now! He is the Speaker of the House, two heartbeats away from the Presidency!
Therefore, he has a special responsibility to attend important meetings and significant events, and to bone up on dealings with foreign nations, as the burden of the office of the Presidency could theoretically fall into his hands at any time!
His significance in the government structure is such that he has a responsibility to stop acting in a petty, overly partisan manner!
Right now, he is an embarrassment to the distinguished office that he has inherited! 🙁