१४ मार्च, २०१३

What a "very frank and candid exchange of ideas" actually looks like.

The quote is from Boehner, whom you can see in this twitpic from Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz:



Will they ever see eye to eye? Unlikely!

४३ टिप्पण्या:

rhhardin म्हणाले...

The Constitution requires that the President have greater elevation and flags.

TosaGuy म्हणाले...

Meaningful meetings where stuff actually gets done is hard.

As a result, Obama won't do many more of them.

m stone म्हणाले...

Less than regal surroundings for POTUS at a non-campaign event. And no presidential seal on the podium!

He is a humble man.

Brian Brown म्हणाले...

Remember,

Boehner’s aides were put off by what they saw as Obama’s lecturing style

Strelnikov म्हणाले...

"If I descend from this height, I may not be able to look down on you as effectively."

Brian Brown म्हणाले...

And,

As told by McCarthy, Obama then said that if Republicans are going to get entitlement reform, “You need me.” As McCarthy walked away, the congressman thought: “He’s still a law professor. He’d rather lecture you and put a red mark on your paper than talk to you.”

bgates म्हणाले...

The terrible effects of the sequester:

They had to lay off the guy who carries the teleprompter to the front of the room.

Ignorance is Bliss म्हणाले...

He’s still a law professor.

As has been pointed out before, he never was a law professor.

MadisonMan म्हणाले...

I wonder who is missing from the chair.

Eric the Fruit Bat म्हणाले...

I'd like to see how Obama handles that glass of water.

Mike (MJB Wolf) म्हणाले...

Of course O is standing at a lectern. No need to actually meet face to face! What a dick!

अनामित म्हणाले...

Finally figured out what this photo is missing. Obama needs to get himself one of those South American generalisimo's uniforms.

rehajm म्हणाले...

Field Day for body language analysts.

Brian म्हणाले...

I find myself cheered by the ordinariness of the conference room and its fixtures.

अनामित म्हणाले...

Just out of shot to the left: a lectern twice as tall, from which Michelle is instructing Barack to straighten his tie.

lemondog म्हणाले...

John Boehner.......

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.......uh, whaddahesay!!......oh,...zzzzzzzzzzz.........

sakredkow म्हणाले...

I'd like to see how Obama handles that glass of water.

Now THAT'S how you take a sip of water, Marco.

Dust Bunny Queen म्हणाले...

You know....if you are actually planning to meet WITH other people, try to discuss things, get some work done, I would suggest that you actually sit down WITH them, instead of lording over everyone with a podium between you and those you are supposed to be meeting WITH.

Obama is such a dick.

Michael म्हणाले...

His petulance is chiseled onto his face. A very unlovely trait, petulance.

Michael म्हणाले...
ही टिप्पणी लेखकाना हलविली आहे.
khesanh0802 म्हणाले...

The DBQ says it best!

Nonapod म्हणाले...

I picture Obama bringing his podium and teleprompter everywhere - like at home everyone's else is sitting in chairs around the dinner table but he's got his podium and he's reading from the prompter "So Natasha, how was your day?"

I Have Misplaced My Pants म्हणाले...

Obama is such a dick.

Not just a dick, but an insecure dick. They're the worst kind.

Colonel Angus म्हणाले...

This is theater for Obama. He's doing this for PR and after its all said and done he will come back and claim the evil GOP won't let me raise a $1 trillion in new taxes so we can continue our spending death spiral.

machine म्हणाले...

Wahhhhhhhhhh....


WATBs....

Ann Althouse म्हणाले...

“He’s still a law professor. He’d rather lecture you and put a red mark on your paper than talk to you.”

That's not even good law professing.

Ignorance is Bliss म्हणाले...

Yeah, with the good law professing, they talk to you then put the red mark on your paper.

edutcher म्हणाले...

Everybody's looking toward the clock.

Not a good sign.

n.n म्हणाले...

King Arthur met with his partners at the round table. Obama met with his students at the lectern.

ed म्हणाले...

They're lucky. I would have brought an airsickness bag.

ed म्हणाले...

@ Althouse

"That's not even good law professing."

I do not recollect anybody -ever- making the claim he was good at it.

campy म्हणाले...

Obama's idea of an "exchange of ideas" is that he lectures an audience and they exchange their wrongheaded, racist ideas for his sane and sensible ones.

Hagar म्हणाले...

If you want to go north, and I want to go west, we can compromise and head off to the northwest.
If you want to go north, and I want to go south, then it is just a zero-sum tug-of-war with one winning and the other losing, or a stalemate.
Anyway, no progress.

Unknown म्हणाले...

They all look like people having a good time don't they?
Why would anyone want that job enough to campaign for it?

David म्हणाले...

Definitely worth 1000 words.

Michael K म्हणाले...

Maybe they could have a real exchange of ideas after the 2014 election, and only if the GOP takes the Senate and keeps the House.

Until then, this is full campaign mode. I just hope they are smart enough to realize this.

Allan Drury's "A Senate Journal" plus "Advice and Consent" should be required reading.

I'm Full of Soup म्हणाले...

He has the least real world experience of anyone in that room and I am including the bartenders, waiters and cooks.

Mark म्हणाले...

A petty, vainglorious man.

Ritmo Re-Animated म्हणाले...

Will they ever see eye to eye? Unlikely!

Yeah. I don't think Obama's going to see eye to eye on that whole, "Let's make him a failed, one-term president" thing.

It's almost like there's something wrong with him... as if he's evil, in fact.

Ritmo Re-Animated म्हणाले...
ही टिप्पणी लेखकाना हलविली आहे.
Mark म्हणाले...

Ritmo, Obama's bringing on the Fail all on his own. Stop making excuses for the Preener in Chief.

kcom म्हणाले...

"Obama needs to get himself one of those South American generalisimo's uniforms"

I think one recently became available.

kentuckyliz म्हणाले...

It's almost a bitch-slap that there is an ordinary folding long table set up without even a tablecloth on it. You can practically see the gum just past the edge on the underside of the table.