Obama and Couric have a sit-down
Obama had a sit-down with Katie Couric and informed her he wanted to reach across the aisle on health-care, and televise it! That is unusual given the secrecy in this White House (Biden’s meetings all secret and the secret White House lists of visitors).
He told Couric that he wanted to return to work after the congressional recess and have a large get together, a meeting, a sit-down with everyone and go through all the best ideas (Democratic) out there and move forward with them.“
Obama further added that he wanted to “look at the Republican ideas that are out there.”
Mr. Obama – haven’t you done that already? Considering this has been dragging on for a year – why haven’t you and Pelosi and Reid ALREADY looked at Republican ideas. Why are you JUST now planning on it?
In a statement, the official said, “What the president will not do is let this moment slip away. He hopes to have Republican support in doing so — but he is going to move forward on health reform.”
He tried this already and failed … because he doesn’t even have all his Democrats on board.
The idea has been met previously with skepticism by the congressional leaders of both parties. Republicans say they see little room for compromise because the bill should be scrapped, while Democrats argue they have already tried a bipartisan approach, but failed.
Republicans have been excluded from the process. At no time have the Democrats, in good faith, called upon Republican involvement to hear the ideas or concerns of Republicans. Meetings have been closed. Doors locked. And Pelosi and Reid have acted on the ‘we won, get over it’ mantra at every turn – and until Scott Brown, they honestly didn’t need to listen to, speak to, or recognize Republicans as even existing in congress. Now, suddenly, Obama wants to recognize Republicans … meanwhile, Pelosi is having a difficult time with the idea. She has spent the last year beating up on Republicans, locking them out, ignoring them, marginalizing them, making fun of them … and suddenly she has been told to open the door for them, hold their chair for them, offer them tea or coffee … and she can’t bring herself to do it.
silly democrats