Boehner opts for fundraiser over going to memorial service in Tucson

A real classy act who obviously has his priorities:

Speaker John Boehner (reptile-Ohio) turned down an offer by President Barack Obama to travel on Air Force One to Arizona for a memorial service on behalf of the victims of Saturday’s shooting, a decision that has upset some Democrats.

Boehner is instead scheduled to attend a reception on Wednesday night on behalf of Maria Cino, a former top House repugican aide who is seeking the repugican national cabal chairmanship. Boehner is backing Cino’s challenge to current rnc chairwimp Michael Steele.

Boehner’s reception for Cino was first reported on Wednesday morning by POLITICO.