Eric Cantor invites Pelosi to sit with him for SOTU in spirit of reducing hostility

[Little-Acorn]

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/01/25/fox_news_cantor_has_invited_pelosi_to_sit_with_him .html


She turned him down.

:lol:

[Thunderknuckles]

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/01/25/fox_news_cantor_has_invited_pelosi_to_sit_with_him .html


She turned him down.

:lol:
It seems the whole sitting arrangement thing is having the unintended consequence of over shadowing the President's speech.

Or maybe, this is exactly what the Republicans had in mind...

[Kathianne]

It seems the whole sitting arrangement thing is having the unintended consequence of over shadowing the President's speech.

Or maybe, this is exactly what the Republicans had in mind...

Wow then the Republicans must be very good, as the idea for mixed seating came from a Democrat which gained backing from Democrat leaders supposedly in both the House and Senate:

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/13/dems-embrace-mixed-party-seating-for-state-of-the-union/


January 13, 2011, 5:02 pm
Democrats Embrace Mixed-Party Seating for State of the Union
By MICHAEL D. SHEAR

Democratic leaders in the House and Senate are embracing the idea of seating lawmakers without regard to party for this month’s State of the Union address, officials said on Thursday.

The idea, proposed by Senator Mark Udall of Colorado, would end more than 200 years of tradition in which lawmakers are almost exclusively seated with members of their own party to listen to the president’s annual address.

Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the majority leader, issued the following statement Thursday afternoon:

“I appreciate Senator Udall’s thoughtful suggestion and believe it is worth serious consideration. We need to look for more ways to be bipartisan. This morning I spoke with Democratic Whip Hoyer and Senator McConnell about the proposal and we will discuss it further next week. After this tragedy, it’s important for our country to see that we all stand together as Americans and this could be one way to demonstrate that.”

Representative Steny Hoyer, the Democratic whip, said in a statement to be distributed Thursday that “a gesture like this won’t make partisanship disappear, nor should it — democracy is built on strong disagreements between the parties.” But he added that it would “help end the political theater of repeatedly seeing one side of the aisle rise in applause, as the other sits still.” ...

[Little-Acorn]

Wow then the Republicans must be very good, as the idea for mixed seating came from a Democrat which gained backing from Democrat leaders supposedly in both the House and Senate:

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/13/dems-embrace-mixed-party-seating-for-state-of-the-union/

Would you QUIT reminding liberals of the facts?
You're ruining their whole day. :wtf:

[Thunderknuckles]

Wow then the Republicans must be very good, as the idea for mixed seating came from a Democrat which gained backing from Democrat leaders supposedly in both the House and Senate:

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/13/dems-embrace-mixed-party-seating-for-state-of-the-union/
I know the Dems started it, I was just making a stupid jab at...meh, nevermind.

[Missileman]

She's planning on sitting in Biden's lap.