For the Repubs you know when they spew the "Obama took 18 months to invite McConnell" crap...

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Drinks Are On the (White) House

In addition to the congressional leaders below, several senior White House staffers will be in attendance, including press secretary Robert Gibbs, senior adviser David Axelrod, senior adviser Pete Rouse, and deputy chief of staff Mona Sutphen.

Senate Republicans

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl, R-Ariz.
Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., Chair of the Senate Republican Conference
Sen. John Thune, R-SD, Vice Chair of the Senate Republican Conference
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, Chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee
Sen. Jon Ensign, R-Nev., Chair of the Senate Policy Committee

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/01/drinks-are-on-t.html



Senate Republicans Skip White House Afghan Briefing

"Senate Republican Leaders Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and Jon Kyl (Ariz.) declined the president's invitation to be briefed Thursday on Afghanistan war policy going forward.

McConnell spokesman Don Stewart said that the invitation came yesterday and that the leadership already had a meeting scheduled with more than a dozen Republican senators. It was too difficult to rearrange all those schedules, he said.

In general, he said, McConnell has attended a number of briefings at the White House and will continue to do so. A White House aide said that Kyl and McConnell would be invited to a future briefing on Afghan strategy."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/26/senate-republicans-skip-w_n_179673.html



Top Republican lawmakers not attending State Dinner

"Most senators will be back in their home states during the holiday break, and few Republicans want to return to Washington for a party packed with Democrats. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell received an invitation but decided to skip the dinner."

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/nov/24/obamas-big-tent-leaves-out-gop-leaders/



Senators Invited to White House for Supreme Court Talks

"Mr. Obama has invited Senators Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell, the Democratic and Republican leaders of the Senate, and Senators Patrick L. Leahy and Jeff Sessions, the Democratic chairman and senior Republican on the Judiciary Committee, to talk about the vacancy that will be created when Justice John Paul Stevens retires at the end of this term."

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/13/senators-invited-to-white-house-for-supreme-court-talks/