Oh dear - dinner guest from Inauguration night Tom 'the family'

[malaise]

Coburn has been trotted out. This Obama trip is scary for the boys from the 'make him fail' posse.
Where is his side kick John Ensign?

[gateley]

1. I'm agreeing with him about the debt, but I'm sure I won't agree with him what the best

resolution would be. Or much else, either.

[monmouth]

2. I had to turn if off, Ratigan annoys me also...LOL..n/t

[malaise]

4. I usually turn off Ratigan myself but with Oman in

Afghanistan I want to keep in touch

[gateley]

5. Ratigan is like Ed for me -- sometimes I'm into it, sometimes they drive me up a wall.

I will say Coburn made some accurate statements -- blamed both Parties' leadership for the division in DC, kvetched that Congress was in recess this week, and that our economic situation threatens our country more than terrorists. But naturally we differ on where the solution lies. I'm convinced if the Republicans get a stronger hold, it's curtains. He's convinced, of course, that the Dems will be the reason.

[malaise]

3. He helped run up the debt and Cheney said deficits do not matter

Fugg em. Bet Dylon doesn't ask him about that dinner on Inauguration night - fugger talking about dividing the country when they plotted to sabotage him from inauguration night.

[gateley]

6. Well he did blame the leadership in both Parties for the division. What's the inauguration night

dinner? I don't remember what that's about.

[malaise]

7. This

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/apr/26/democrats-gop-plot-obstruct-obama
<snip>
Democrats have rounded on revelations about a private dinner of House Republicans on inauguration day in 2009 in which they plotted a campaign of obstruction against newly installed president Barack Obama.

During a lengthy discussion, the senior GOP members worked out a plan to repeatedly block Obama over the coming four years to try to ensure he would not be re-elected.

In his book, Draper opens with the heady atmosphere in Washington on the days running up to the inauguration and the day itself, which attracted 1.8 million to the mall to witness Obama being sworn in as America's first black president.

Attending the dinner were House members Eric Cantor, Jeb Hensarling, Pete Hoekstra, Dan Lungren, Kevin McCarthy, Paul Ryan and Pete Sessions. From the Senate were Tom Coburn, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, John Ensign and Jon Kyl. Others present were former House Speaker and future – and failed – presidential candidate Newt Gingrich and the Republican strategist Frank Luntz, who organised the dinner and sent out the invitations.

[gateley]

8. Oh -- I didn't recall they'd met for dinner to hatch the plan. Thanks!!

[malaise]

10. That broke on Friday

Apparently few knew until Draper's book

[gateley]

9. Haha! I see Axelrod Tweeted a comment to the article. Man, he's everywhere! I used to be

kind of meh about him, but his recent snarks have won me over.