White House strategy backfires as GOP rules the summit

American Thinker ^ | February 26, 2010 | Rick Moran

[TruthHound]

A couple of weeks ago, President Obama attended a GOP retreat in Baltimore and engaged several Republicans in conversation about several issues. While the GOP didn't come off looking half as bad as the media reported, there is little doubt that the president was better prepared, more at ease, and gave the impression that he was in total control of the event.

By contrast, Republicans looked less prepared, more petulant, and less knowledgeable of the issues.

It is almost a certainty that the White House was going for a repeat performance at the health care summit yesterday. But the Republicans had learned their lessons. They came very prepared to argue with the Democrats on the substantive differences between them, and Leaders McConnell and Boehner did a great job in choosing an excellent team (for the most part) who ran rhetorical rings around the Democrats.

In contrast, it was the president's turn to look ill at ease - sometimes even contemptuous of his foes. And while the president once again had facts and figures at his fingertips, his team members were a disgrace. They substituted emotionalism for logic and reason by relating health insurance horror stories designed to make the GOP look like heartless monsters. That sort of thing might work in a campaign commercial, but when placed against the devastating comebacks offered by the Republicans, it sounded silly.

[lonestar]

Heck, the story of the lady being forced to wear her dead sisters dentures had me crying. I cried so hard that my sides are still aching.

I was almost embarrassed for that stupid congresswoman...but I was crying too hard, also.

Suppose the sequel will be that she killed her sister for her teeth?