r9e->No, wrong action.
As things stand now, he clearly does not "welcome a conversation," as he peremptorily turned down the opportunity to have it.
Why have a conversation with someone who you KNOW is just going to lecture you no matter when or where that conversation is held? obama is beyond redemption and should just be ignored by the republican party. (Shunned even)
As it is now, he's simply marginalized himself to no good end. Dumb.
He's a republican. He's already been marginalized by obama. obama doesn't care what republicans or Americans think, and to try to believe otherwise is self-delusional.
The time for talking to obama was over in Feb 2009. We saw then that he didn't care and wasn't going to listen.
The congressman did EXACTLY what was right and proper to do. Expose obama for the failure that he is.
If that's the case, why lie in the first place by saying that you welcome a conversation?
obama is beyond redemption and should just be ignored by the republican party. (Shunned even)
Well and good, except that the Republicans are effectively powerless unless Obama signs whatever bill they, and the Democrat Senate pass. The Constitution is inconvenient that way.
He's a republican. He's already been marginalized by obama.
I meant, marginalized himself among Republicans. It comes across as the sort of stunt that Tom Tancredo used to pull, to the effect that when it really came time for him to take on his signature issue of immigration, nobody from either party wanted to deal with him.
This guy has been in office for less than 6 months. He has an awfully exalted opinion of his own worth if he thinks refusing something like this has any effect other than to make him look silly.