Not A Good Sign: Republicans Swoon After Meeting With Obama

• January 28, 2009

A few days ago Obama said too bad “I won” to requests for tax cuts in his “economic stimulus” abomination. Now Republicans are swooning after The One’s third meeting with them today:

Rep. Bob Inglis (R-S.C.) said that Obama was sincere and “impressive” during his meeting with Republicans Tuesday afternoon.
“There’s real desire in this room to figure a way back to prosperity,” Inglis wrote on Twitter. “[The president] and Republicans here [are] expressing deep concern about unemployment.”
“If [the] President carries this on it does open door for a new tone!” Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.) exclaimed.
“Sharp differences are muted,” Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas) Twittered.
Inglis said that a comment by Obama that he would rather be a one-term president who addressed the economy than a two-term president who did not went particularly well.

Most nauseating moment:

A GOP source to TIME’s Jay Newton-Small: Nearly as many House Republicans sought to get their photos taken with Obama as questioned him about the stimulus during their meeting.

This, combined with Republicans scrambling all over themselves to placate the media with assurances that of course they want Obama to be successful, makes me wonder if the GOP is even interested in being an opposition party or if they’ve just resigned themselves to being the folks who just want to grow spending and government a little more slowly.

Tags: Domestic Issues, Politics

http://www.dartemis.net/blog/ sayanything-42

overcompensating elinas the lousy rodent has “interesting” ideas of what constitutes specific economic failures and polite discourse.
A Citizen

Sounds like the NEW stimulus plan.

40% of the people who will be getting the stimulus payment don’t even pay taxes. Why should anyone who works and does pay their taxes buy anyone else a TV or a computer? That just equates to welfare.

Too much money going out, too little coming in.

And you’re such a polite guy.
ellinas

Sounds like the NEW stimulus plan.

A Citizen on January 27, 2009 at 03:00 pm

I don’t support the NEW one, nor did I support the OLD one.
Did you support the OLD one? If yes why?

This year, taxpayers will receive an Economic Stimulus Payment, a very exciting old program started under president Bush that I will explain using the Q and A format:

Q. What is an Economic Stimulus Payment?

A. It is money that the federal government will send to taxpayers.

Q. Where will the government get this money?

A. From taxpayers.

Q. So the government is giving me back my own money?

A. Only a smidgen.

Q. What is the purpose of this payment?

A. The plan is that you will use the money to purchase a high-definition TV set or a new computer, thus stimulating the economy.

Q. But isn’t that stimulating the economy of China ?

A. Shut up.
http://www.willisms.com/ Zsa Zsa

We need to clean house and get Republicans with a backbone. I want this Country to Succeed. That doesn’t mean Obama. It means all Americans. Our economy can not afford this kind of Socialist leadership!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Petraeus Last Best Hope

this might be a tad harsh Rob

there is no political gain to be had in the GOP being openly churlish towards THE ONE…he’s popular and they’re not.

the best strategy for now is to play kissy face in public..pick your spots..and make the Dems “go it alone” when the voting starts unless they conceed that the Bush tax cuts stay, the capital gains tax goes lower and ACORN gets nada.

these photo-op meetings that the media will play for the folks is not the time or place to show your cards
ellinas

40% of the people who will be getting the stimulus payment don’t even pay taxes. Why should anyone who works and does pay their taxes buy anyone else a TV or a computer? That just equates to welfare.

A Citizen on January 27, 2009 at 03:32 pm

I have no idea why 40% of the people who will be getting the stimulus payment don’t even pay taxes.
Are you suggesting that 40% of the population in our USA are on welfare?
ellinas

Why don’t you liberals explain the mistakes that led to economic failure under Bush? And be specific please.

HG on January 27, 2009 at 02:16 pm

Too much money going out, too little coming in.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Petraeus Last Best Hope

56+ million said in November that Obama was NOT THE ONE…the GOP can build on that by letting it be clearly seen that the Dems alone are writing this STIMULUS SCAM

FOX NEWS just reported that House GOP are meeting tonight to decise if they should vote NAY…all of them. Pelosi has given them bumpkus and they are pissed.

Dems playing good cop/bad cop as they ram this thing home.
ellinas

Oopps!! This:
“I have no idea why 40% of the people who will be getting the stimulus payment don’t even pay taxes”.

Should read:
I have no idea why 40% of the people who don’t even pay taxes will be getting the stimulus payment.
Rezistik

Unfortunately, we have a leader everyone likes who oozes incompetence.

Yes, a leader who taught constitutional law oozes incompetence.

No, he just reflects a hard working man who made it to the top and republicans hate that by definition.
Rezistik

Why is it bad to have a leader everyone likes who does things well?

Would we better off with a hated president who oozes incompetence?
http://sayanythingblog.com/ likwidshoe

Look at these “liberals” in this thread. So full of themselves, yet they do not notice that their beloved government programs – the “New Deal” and the “Great Society” – are nothing but Ponzi Schemes.

What a bunch of clueless jackasses.
Bat One

Yes, a leader who taught constitutional law oozes incompetence.

Almost any moderately intelligent person could teach constitutional law… particularly if the position, a part-time one at that… has been arranged, not earned.

We should all hope fervently that Mr. Obama has something more to recommend him than that. Heaven knows he has no noteworthy accomplishments or experiences to brandish.
Onslaught

I’m on Blackberry now since the site gives me viruses at work.

I didn’t you could get AIDS from a computer.
You should write an article for JAMA on that.
Wookiebush

Those rino’s that play ball with the dems, and fall into the cult of personality that is Obamanation, will find that they will not be re-elected. A bunch of people are still pissed that a lot of republicans voted for the last “bailout”. I know in my state of NC, Senator Burr will not get my vote this coming election all because of voting for the “bailout”. The senator has until the election to change his way. He did vote No on the tax evader Sec of treasury, if he keeps it up, he can win my vote back if not, then cya.

And as Zsa Zsa has said, they need to get a backbone, or they will be gone.

I am a firm believer that if McLame would have stood up and voted NO on the last Bailout, he would have won the election. But, as I have said before, the last POTUS election was 3 liberals and a conservative. And to use a word that is in the liberals playbook, Purge the rino’s from the party, stay out of peoples lives, and keep to the conservative (fiscal) principles.

W.
A Citizen

I have no idea why 40% of the people who don’t even pay taxes will be getting the stimulus payment.

It’s called SOCIALISM!!!!!!!
ellinas

overcompensating elinas the lousy rodent has “interesting” ideas of what constitutes specific economic failures and polite discourse.

Rodney Graves on January 27, 2009 at 03:14 pm

Still awaiting answers as to why you have threatened to harm me.
Still awaiting for an explanation as to why you made racist ehtnic slurs toward me.
Untill you do you shall forever remain a racist weasel, and a coward to boot.
HG

Are you suggesting that 40% of the population in our USA are on welfare?

E. Your smarter than that. Not officially. However, the argument stands that giving people tax refunds who do not have a tax liability is kin to welfare.
A Citizen

Thank you very much for your kind words.
And you are a testament that two debate opponents given a chance can, and do get along, without name calling, racist remarks, and threats of violence toward their opponent (something Rodney Graves does).

Again, it goes over your head.
Bat One

Republicans are no doubt humbled by their collossal (sic) failure of economic management.

Dino,

The point of having a spell-checker is to save you the embarrassment. Try Firefox. The grown-ups here have enough to do with all your errors in fact and judgment… never mind your linguistic faux pas and garbled syntax.
dragon poker

being the folks who just want to grow spending and government a little more slowly

This has always been the function of the GOP, even when they proclaimed otherswise. Until now, they have been the keepers of the left. They moderated the natural movement left with pragmatic intellectual reason. Now they just kinda do whatever feels good, just like a liberal.
ellinas

And you’re such a polite guy.

A Citizen on January 27, 2009 at 03:32 pm

Thank you very much for your kind words.
And you are a testament that two debate opponents given a chance can, and do get along, without name calling, racist remarks, and threats of violence toward their opponent (something Rodney Graves does).
http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/america_is_back/#c397018 DINO

Yeah, we know. If only the “true” conservatives could get a fair shake they’d show us all their superiority.

Conservatism has failed in every form it has taken. It is a gutter ideology not designed for application to human cultures.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Petraeus Last Best Hope

The Party of Sodomy, Socialism, Atheism, Abortion and Appeasement is in power. The majority voted it so. That verdict can and will change down the road..it always does.

But this absurd idea that the GOP is no different than this hyper-liberal band of bastards is defeatist nonsense…the list of differences is a very long one starting with the right to life all the way thru to national defense.

When hard times hit, many want to throw up their hands and pretend that it doesn’t matter who holds power…this is a defense mechanism that might offer some temporary relief but it’s based on emotion. The fact is it really does matter who is in charge…if Al Gore had been POTUS after 9/11 we’d still be apologizing to them and the enemy still attacking US.

Support those who believe as you do..or get involved yourself in some way. But don’t quit the fight…that’s an automatic win for the damn Dems, who deserve nothing but your scorn after their performance as the “disloyal opposition” over these last many years.
Dino

Get on board, fellas.

Republicans are no doubt humbled by their collossal failure of economic management. They see the future as dim for their party if they choose the path of obstruction.

Not that it’s bright in any case.
Mickey

I agree with Last Best Hope. Play the game the same way Obama does. When talking to the press give them what they want. But when it’s time for business then hold the messiah to the coals.
HG

No, he just reflects a hard working man who made it to the top and republicans hate that by definition

Well, there it is, the most obvious demonstration of incompetence since the President’s stimulus package.
Buckets

The time has come for the Republicans to get a set of balls and hold their ground. This is not a stimulus package its welfare and money for the people who supported the Democrats. It’s time for the bailout/stimulus stuff to come to an end. No more stimulus….our kids and grandkids can not afford the debt being left to them by our government.
Theirs nothing in the packages that creates work for the people of this country. Our politicans from both parties are blowing smoke.. NO MORE………
A Citizen

Too much money going out, too little coming in.

Sounds like the NEW stimulus plan.
If Obama really thought this plan was going to work, he wouldn’t even bother going to the repubs, he’d take all the credit himself. He knows this plan isn’t going to work out, he just wants to be able to share the blame.
jimmypop

the liberals are lining up with liberals. nobody here should be shocked at this.
http://wwjv4.com/ William

Maybe Republicans are finally getting smart. You simply cant win elections being the party of incompetence and economic failure. Since their base isn’t bright enough to support good policy the best the Republicans can do is ride the coat tails of those who are.
http://www.willisms.com/ Zsa Zsa

HG, Suddenly, silence from the libs.
ellinas

HG, Suddenly, silence from the libs.

Zsa Zsa on January 27, 2009 at 02:44 pm

So says the con that, by her own admission was reading a manual, does not understand it, and half way through realizes it written in a foreign language.
Mickey

I’m on Blackberry now since the site gives me viruses at work

Must be some rinky dink business. What kind of IT clowns run that system you use?
HG

You simply cant win elections being the party of incompetence and economic failure.

I guess that explains why only 8 of the past 28 years has seen a democrat in the white house.

Why don’t you liberals explain the mistakes that led to economic failure under Bush? And be specific please.
http://insanereindeer.blogspot.com/ Kenny

Why is it bad to have a leader everyone likes who does things well?
Would we better off with a hated president who oozes incompetence?

Unfortunately, we have a leader everyone likes who oozes incompetence.
http://insanereindeer.blogspot.com/ Kenny

Yes, a leader who taught constitutional law oozes incompetence.
No, he just reflects a hard working man who made it to the top and republicans hate that by definition.

Where the hell did he ever “work hard”? By his own biography, he was given everything he ever got in his life.

The man has no clue what working hard means.

And I’d put every dime I own on the line that Obama doesn’t know as much about the constitution as your average 8 year old.
Bat One

Besides, you understood just fine.

A back-handed acknowledgment of your error? Excellent! Confession and contrition, however obtained, are good for the soul!
Dino

Bite me, BatShitCrazy.

I’m on Blackberry now since the site gives me viruses at work.

Besides, you understood just fine.
robert108

Little dino: Not only don’t we need a Marxist “equal outcome”, we realize that without the extreme bias in the MSM, you cultural Marxists would never win an election.
You need the bias; we don’t. You can’t compete on a level playing field, which is why you lie and cheat all the time. It’s your only way to survive.
pparets

Bat One: dino is the personification of the liberal nihilism we discussed a while back.

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