YES! Speaker Boehner did not follow proper protocol for inviting foreign leaders to the U.S.
92%
NO! Speaker Boehner has the right to invite any global leader to speak in the halls of Congress.
8%
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as usual, this "poll" only offers 2 polarized choices, with no room for other takes. boehner can invite who he wants (the shameless jerk) and netanyahu can do what HE wants (and should be shunned by prez and dems).
boehner's act was in-your-face mean to obama and dems, and proves to the non-brain dead that the gop has no soul or decency, just a zeal to attack.
I'm surprised there isn't an uproar about this Netanyahu is a war monger just like most of the Republican Party and counts on all the money they give Israel from the tax payers pocket. Surprised Putin isn't speaking as well.
As much as I dislike cry baby Boehner, he is the Speaker of House and as such, can invite whomever he wants to speak, especially another Head of State and US allie. If Obama lacks the internal fortitude to face Bibi as he has before, so be it. He's lacked some much internal fortitude that I doubt it will be actually noticed. Certainly Merckle of Germany and Hollande didn't notice his lack of leadership when they visited Putin without even consulting with him. Certainally the heads of Europe didn't seem to notice (or care) when the Obama didn't show and failed to send anyone to Paris to partisipate in the mass prrotests following the shooting by the Moslem terrorists in Paris but he sure didn't miss a beat in going to Saudi Arabia. Frankly, I don't think anyone anywhere notices Obama's lack of leadership anymore. it's kinda expected, so let Bibi come and speak. Let the President of the Palestinian Authority come and speak next--equal time.
As I see it the large game is to distract the American people from much more important issues, as well as to push the debate further to the conflict-ridden, fatalistic, and fearful "Right-hand" side of the political debate. Netanyahu has no reason to decline the invitation of Speaker Boehner since it gives him an unforeseen platform to sow more fear around "terrorism" and gain support for "defense" of Israel and her actions against these "terrorists".
The American people need to concentrate on the economy, the environment, and the record numbers of mass incarceration and the murders of the impoverished and people of color. Instead, we are presented with blatant, clownish racism, war mongering and "politics-as-usual" (all on steroids), to distract, waylay, and misdirect the debate.
If I read the question correctly, "no" is the answer. How else will the people with the most to gain from further bloody conflict and distraction from more pressing social survival issues (Boehner, Netanyahu, et al...) continue to muddy the waters?
If I read what I believe into the question, Netanyahu would decline the the invitation and Boehner would never have asked...