Boehner cries over troop funding

In case you missed it, there is a YouTube.com video of Rep. John Boehner of West Chester crying that is making the rounds.

The House Republican leader was making a speech on the House floor about the Iraq funding bill on May 24, just before the Memorial Day weekend, when he got a bit emotional:

"I didn't come here to be a congressman – I came here to do something," Boehner said as he choked up. "And I think at the top of our list is providing for the safety and security of the American people. That's at the top of our list. After 3,000 of our fellow citizens died at the hands of these terrorists, when are we going to stand up and take them on? When are we going to defeat them?"

According to CNN, Boehner wiped his eyes after the speech and told Andrea Koppel: "It's been a long month."

According to The Politicio, this isn't the first time Boehner has cried...