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To: tejek who wrote (703659)	3/10/2013 2:39:26 PM
From: jlallen	2 Recommendations Respond to of 1574796

LOL!!! Honest interaction? Without inviting the leadership? You are, without a doubt, as dumb as a box of rocks.

To: tejek who wrote (703659)	3/10/2013 2:48:07 PM
From: i-node	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574796

Obama did just what you thought a president should do........he reached out to Rs, took them to dinner.........tried to open up some honest interaction between them. The results...........Rs are back on track to repeal Obamacare. Its not what the president wants; its not what the American people want. There is absolutely no point in trying to negotiate with Rs. Someone needs to pull the plug on the GOP. Once a person -- even a president -- violates the trust of others, it takes more than an expensive dinner to rebuild it. This is a clear sign of impudence and immaturity. When you personally attack a person or group of people, it is naive to think that it all goes away by virtue of putting on an act for a day or two. It may take months or years to rebuild credibility. This is why, as Obama was conducting himself in this arrogant manner several years ago, I pointed out here that he knows nothing about how deals are made and that it would come back to bite him. The first thing you have to do when negotiating is build a relationship based on trust, fairness, competence, and commitment. Now, it is a waiting game -- for Rs to be able to see whether Obama was play-acting at the dinner party or serious about negotiation.

To: tejek who wrote (703659)	3/10/2013 2:51:00 PM
From: jlallen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574796

UFB!!! foxnews.com

To: tejek who wrote (703659)	3/11/2013 3:52:32 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574796

Ted, last week wasn't the first time Obama tried to use his personal charm on Republicans. I don't know the details of what went on in this latest attempt. It does seem to me, however, that the Obama administration is sensitive to the criticism that they are in permanent campaign mode. All those public rallies to try and put pressure on Republicans really fizzled out, IMO. Even though the Republicans are on the defensive, I don't see much of a public outcry over their obstructionism. Mostly the public is just seeing Washington gridlock as business as usual. Tenchusatsu