3774 Dead US Troops and Counting - "...A Small Price" says Congressman Boehner (R-OH)

In an interview on CNN today, Wolf Blitzer asked House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) about “the Americans who are killed every month” in Iraq and “how much longer” the “military commitment is going to require?” “The investment that we’re making today will be a small price if we’re able to stop al Qaeda here,” replied Boehner. As Atrios notes, the “small price” Boehner refers to is “3774 dead US troops and counting.

This ignorant Repignican apologist calls himself a "compassionate" conservative? A "family values" candidate? A member of the party of "god"? There are not enough words in the English language to describe this brazen heartless display of utter ignorance. I wish I had an Uncle Guido living in Bayonne who could pay this creep a visit and spend an hour with Boehner's knee caps.