President Obama invited all 232 House GOP lawmakers to the White House - only 18 plan to attend

[Tx4obama]

Only Some House Republicans Get To Attend Meeting With Obama

President Barack Obama was planning to invite the entire House Republican Conference to the White House on Thursday, as part of an effort to find a way to end the government shutdown and avoid a debt default next week. But the office of House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) indicated Wednesday that only some Republicans would be attending the meeting, none of whom are members of the Tea Party flank.

According to an email Boehner's office sent to reporters, the White House meeting "is only worthwhile" if it remains focused on finding a solution, which means House Republicans "will instead be represented by a smaller group of negotiators, including the elected leadership and certain committee chairmen."

A total of 18 House Republicans will now be attending the meeting. All of the top leaders will go, including Boehner, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (Va.), House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) and House Republican Conference Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Wash.), along with Reps. Greg Walden (Ore.), Jim Lankford (Okla.), Lynn Jenkins (Kansas), Virginia Foxx (N.C.), Steve Southerland (Fla.), Ann Wagner (Mo.), Peter Roskam (Ill.) and Pete Sessions (Texas).

Republican committee chairmen planning to attend include Reps. Paul Ryan (Wis.), Dave Camp (Mich.), Fred Upton (Mich.), Hal Rogers (Ky.) and Buck McKeon (Calif.).

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Related DU OP here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251329699

[gopiscrap]

1. fucking assholes

I'd like to know who is going to attend.

[Tx4obama]

3. Names are listed up in the OP excerpt.

[gopiscrap]

4. thanks

[TheMastersNemesis]

2. They Are The Boss. To The The President Is Only Mr. Obama.

Just a way to insult him. Maybe we should lock them in a White House jail and hold them until CR is passed.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

5. That's because he refuses to meet with them.

Can't you see that?! He's just so unreasonable.

[C_U_L8R]

6. I guess they were just kidding

about wanting a conversation.
Boehner you are a supreme assclown.

[spanone]

7. they don't like a black man in 'their' white house...fuck'em one and all.

they disrespect the office with their assholery.

[VanillaRhapsody]

8. those are the ones planning to vote for the Clean CR....

we only need 17 of them...1 to spare!

[flamingdem]

9. We only need 18 for the clean CR

.. or was it 20

[meadowlark5]

10. I thought all they wanted was to have a "conversation"

Guess they really don't want to have a "conversation". Just their way.

[Gothmog]

11. The GOP and Boehner are afraid to let President Obama talk to their caucus

Boehner keeps on lying about there not being sufficient votes to pass clean CRs and a clean debt ceiling bill. Boehner does not have sufficient control over his caucus to keep them from proving that Boehner is lying about the number of votes for a clean CR and clean debt ceiling increase