Thinktown USA Report

by Paul Glasco

Obama had an opportunity to make the Republicans look bad today. But let me be clear - he blew it!

After FINALLY having a televised meeting with our lawmakers after bragging about it throughout his Presidential campaign, Obama could have brought the Republicans in, made them feel comfortable, and then bashed them to the public. He could have claimed, "Let me be clear - I invited them in - I listened to them - and they didn't give us a chance." He COULD have done this.

Instead, Obama and his Dem buddies went into the Healthcare Summit like the little kid who owns the ball on the playground and won't let anyone else play with it. They were stone-faced and seemed as though they'd rather be sponge bathing a porcupine on fire with gasoline than listening to anything a Republican or anyone who even looked like a Republican had to say.

Now I expect Pelosi to be an old condescending hag, Reid to be a spineless screwball scared for his job, and even Biden to prove to the world that he's just happy to be here. But I expect more out of our President. Would it hurt Obama to appear Presidential, even at the risk of appearing cooperative to the opposing party?

I am embarrassed that Obama is representing us in the world. This was his chance to truly appear to everyone that he can work with everyone to make things happen. Instead, he showed the American people and the world that he can be just as big a jerk as anyone else.

I almost feel sorry for all the Dems he threw onto the sword today who are up for reelection this November!

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