For those old-fashioned (i.e., still have real jobs) types who prefer muted text to blaring video, the Washington Post has the transcript of the Baltimore meeting between the president and the House GOP caucus here.
Another interesting and tangentially related post is at 538.com, where Josh Nate Silver tries to figure out “what killed Obama’s approval numbers,” which dipped precipitously in the May-August 2009 period. Quick version: it wasn’t health care. Or the economy. Or Judge Sotomayor. Or Sarah Palin. Or Al Franken. Though they may all have been in the parlor, with the candlestick…
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This reminded me of the Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons. It was quite refreshing to see the President finally address head-on some of the more outlandish accusations about himself and his policies. Obama should do this more often, although I suspect that the Republicans won’t be clamoring for another round.
Josh Silver? (I think you mean Nate.)
Nate Silver, not Josh
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