"Sen. Cornyn: No thanks to President Obama Q & A "

[Clio the Leo]

John Cornyn: No thanks to President Obama Q & A
By JOHN BRESNAHAN & MANU RAJU | 2/5/10 12:25 PM EST

Senate Republicans don’t have much of an appetite to give President Barack Obama their version of question-and-answer time - not after seeing how Obama handled House Republicans last week.

“We’re always happy to hear from the president but I don’t really feel any compelling need to do it ,” Texas Sen. John Cornyn, the Republicans' chief campaign strategist, told POLITICO.

The White House has suggested that it would like Obama to address the Senate GOP Conference, with TV cameras present. Obama administration officials are eager for voters to see Obama operate in a format he relishes – and handle his former Senate colleagues the same way he did last week to House Republicans at their annual retreat.

Asked about the White House invitation to Senate Republicans, Cornyn said: “For what purpose? Was it for photo op or is it serious? The president can invite Mitch McConnell, John Boehner or anybody he wants for a serious talk about issues.”

White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said this week that Obama had been planning to meet with Senate Republicans, and that he "wouldn't have any problem with it being open if we spoke to the Senate Republicans too."

Obama had an on-camera question-and-answer session this week with Senate Democrats at their annual retreat at Washington’s Newseum, but there's little desire to a similar give-and-take among the entire 41-member Senate GOP Conference.

"They don't want anything to do with it," said a GOP

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0210/32595.html#ixzz0egpcFQhg

[Pirate Smile]

1. Wimps. I think we need to push the meme that Republican Senators are afraid to do a Q & A with the

President in public. They.Are.Chicken. Bawk, bawk, bawk!

[iceman66]

12. +1000!!!

[lordcommander]

2. Cowards.

[Vincardog]

8. Stop the presses. The GOP is full of Chicken Hawks who are afraid to face Obama.

[Froward69]

15. so much for

"transparency".. :rofl:

[gcomeau]

3. Run Cornyn! Run! FLEEEEEEE! -nt

[Jennicut]

4. Photo op? That is all the GOP does, for photo ops. They don't actually govern, do they?

[Phx_Dem]

5. Smart move. Cornyn may be dumb, but he's not dumb enough to go up.

against a very smart President.

[gkhouston]

6. Cornyn afraid of getting his ass kicked. Corrupt coward. n/t

[BeyondGeography]

7. How unmanly

:cry:

[MUAD_DIB]

9. Obama should invite them to a town hall. If they don't show up then

it will be to their embarrassment.

[HughMoran]

10. Cowards. Guilty as charged

This is all anybody who supports Republicans needs to know - they can't support their convictions because they are all based on lies.

[budkin]

11. Pwned. Bunch of pussies.

[lordcommander]

13. How Republican he is....

:eyes:

[ericgtr]

14. I picture is worth a thousand words...

[Cha]

16. Chickenshits..just like was predicted..they know nothing.

Being able to say "No" and Whine does not require intelligence or bravery.

[yellowcanine]

17. We need some Democratic activists to show up at his fundraisers in chicken outfits.

[HopeOverFear]

18. BAWK BAWK BAWK BAAAAWK BAWK BAWK BAWK nm