Napolitano offers regular meetings with critical House Republicans

Posted by GottaLaff

· Saturday, February 6th, 2010 at 1:59 pm

By GottaLaff

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This is reminiscent of going back to an abusive lover for more:

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is following President Barack Obama’s lead in reaching out to House Republicans.

Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.), ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, met privately with Napolitano Thursday morning and said he was encouraged by her promise during their discussion to meet with Republicans on the committee once a month.

Oh what the heck. Keep reaching out. It’s never hurt us before, right, Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.)?

Wrong. He called for Napolitano’s resignation. He’s not reciprocating to her reachy outiness in the least:

“At this time, I don’t see anything that makes me more confident about the safety of our country, our lives, and our property while Napolitano is in charge,” he said in an e-mailed response. “Furthermore, last week President Obama made a big show surrounding his meeting with Republicans and then spent the following week mischaracterizing the discussions. I will not gamble away our nation’s security with more of the administration’s PR stunts.”

This from the party of PR stunts. Kettle? Pot on line one.

King would not discuss calls for Napolitano’s resignation within his conference and instead said he was impressed by her offer to meet one-on-one and continue appearing privately before Republicans once a month.

Peter King as the voice of reason. Be afraid. Be very afraid.

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Tags : bipartisanship? What bipartisanship?, dhs, homeland security, House Republicans, Janet Napolitano, meeting, Rep. Paul Broun, Rep. Peter King

morb320

IIRC, it wasn't so much the president making a big show of what happened at the republican retreat as it was the media. The republicans came off looking exactly as they are: ill informed about every subject discussed, out of touch with most Americans, still driven by their failing ideology, and unwilling to work with any democrat. They are masters of propaganda and lies who fail at policymaking in the light of reality. President Obama has invited them to another televised meeting with him and the democrats, but they have refused the invitation. I think they don't want us to see Round 2 in which they would probably get trounced again. To deflect their real reason for refusing to meet with the president, Sen. Cornyn went back to the standard photo-op nonsense as a justification, but the real reason is that they're scared as all heck to debate him again. I expect to continue hearing about the president's unwillingness to meet with them and the lack of transparency in the Obama Administration, ad nauseum.

Anon.—All your article proves is that the political climate in Washington is the same today as it was in 2003. Lauding politicians not working together for the good of all of us is NOT cause for jubilation or for endorsing a tit for tac mentality. We all lose in this type of political climate because party takes precedent over country.
Anonymous

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Washington, D.C. — House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the Bureau of Labor Statistics' announcement that 470,000 people abandoned their job searches in July and that 3.2 million private sector jobs have been lost since President Bush took office:

“The fact is that President Bush’s misguided economic policies have failed to create jobs. Since President Bush took office, the country has lost 3.2 million jobs, the worst record since President Hoover. And today we learned that in July nearly half a million people gave up looking for a job.

“Job losses are taking a real toll on the financial security of American families. While Democrats are fighting for opportunity, jobs, and economic security for working families, Republicans continue to focus on helping those who need help the least.

“According to today’s survey, while the national unemployment rate dropped slightly, it still stands at a near record high. In addition, the unemployment rate for African Americans was still over 11 percent in July, and the unemployment rate for Hispanics was 8.2 percent in July.

“It is time for President Bush and the Republicans to get to work for all Americans, not just the elite few.”

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