Thread: Republican Senators Call Obama Insulated, Aloof

Roll Call
Republican Senators Call Obama Insulated, Aloof
May 26, 2010
By David M. Drucker
Roll Call Staff

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Senate Republicans emerging from a private meeting with President Barack Obama on Tuesday painted a picture of an insulated chief executive out of touch with the American people and oblivious to the political realities of Capitol Hill.
Republican leaders said they were pleased that the president requested the meeting and hope that he makes such gatherings more of a habit. But interviews with rank-and-file GOP Senators made clear the meeting was tense, yielding no progress on major issues or even a general warming of relations.

“He wants to do immigration, climate change — all before we go home. He’s a very ambitious guy,â€

makes sense, when you are in over your head, you get aloof, and in an office like that of the president, its hard to show weakness...the insulated part,well, its easier to cut yourself off

the best thing he could do, make a sincere statement he needs help, and that would start by honesty

unseal his records, get some light on it, and get everything in the open