Why Republicans Are So Concerned about a Bust of Winston Churchill
Now this is strange. What compels a Speaker of the House, as he’s (supposed to be) trying to reach a deal to preserve various expiring government goodies before Congress recesses for the year, to move a resolution that would “commission the placement of a bust of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in the Capitol”? Here he is, talking about it, softly crying, of course, but not in full Boehner Bawl mode. Winston Churchill, he was one helluva a guy. Anyway, this is all about race.
The reason Boehner and Co. are doing this is not merely because they admire Winston Churchill’s speech before Congress 70 years ago. It’s more the climax of a nearly three-year right-wing crusade against Barack Obama, whom they believe got rid of a White House bust of Winston Churchill upon assuming office in a fit of uppity anti-colonial rage.