Notice how quickly the Gates/Crowley story faded from the limelight?

[scheming daemons]

Know why?


Because Obama called the parties together to talk it out.

They both left the meeting on amicable terms.

...and the story was resolved/over.




That's what a leader does.

[orwell]

1. It also helps...

...that the public's attention span can now be measured in nanoseconds.

I do agree however that Barack defused the situation well.

[Mike Daniels]

2. Yep. As long as it threatened to turn into a wrassling match it was front page news

As soon as tempers cooled, fingers stopped pointing and people started talking the situation dissipated and the press had to start looking for the next "circus" to advertise non-stop.

[meegbear]

3. I did until you brought it up

[Raineyb]

4. This incident might be over the underlining issues that led up to it are not.

Unless they've changed the police culture and no one told me.