Democrat John Conyers takes to the Huffington Post (which has become the official Obama, Rahm, Geithner attack site on the left) and The Hill to express his anger at Obama's policies, but decides not to discuss it with Obama. Nice. Conyers beef: he advocates a single payer healthcare system -- we can't even pass a public option-- and he opposes sending more troops to Afghanistan.
Jake Tapper reports that the White House has no comment.
As I was saying earlier in the day, Congress people appear to be a bunch of whiny immature men and it is mostly men who are being the terds. It's a wonder that anything gets accomplished in Congress.
According to the lawmaker, the president picked up the phone several weeks ago to find out why Conyers was “demeaning” him.
Obama’s decision to challenge Conyers highlights a sensitivity to criticism the president has taken on the left. Conyers’s critical remarks, many of which have been reported on the liberal-leaning Huffington Post, appear to have irritated the president, known for his calm demeanor.
Conyers, the second-longest-serving member of the House, said, “[Obama] called me and told me that he heard that I was demeaning him and I had to explain to him that it wasn’t anything personal, it was an honest difference on the issues. And he said, ‘Well, let’s talk about it.’”
Sitting in the Judiciary Committee’s conference room two days after Obama delivered his speech on Afghanistan, the 23-term lawmaker said he wasn’t in the mood to “chat.” More at the Hill
