Quote of the night II

Republican Congressman John Culberson knows that if you don't mention the troops on the first page of a speech, it's because you hate America.

Published February 25, 2009 4:35AM (EST)

Congress gave President Obama a pretty rousing ovation when he talked about American troops during his speech on Tuesday night, but at least one Republican congressman wasn't completely satisfied. From Texas Rep. John Culberson's Twitter feed:

We are at war - seems to me honoring our troops should come on page one rather than the end of the speech (sic)


By Alex Koppelman

Alex Koppelman is a staff writer for Salon.

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