Interesting? * Obama called Boehner first on election night

[kpete]

* Obama called Boehner first on election night: Folks on the right were widely up in arms to hear that Obama called DCCC chair Steve Israel on election night, which was held up as proof of Obama’s preference for partisanship over governing. But check out this tidbit from the New York Times report on yesterday’s meeting:

GOP Rep. JamesLankford asked the president why on election night he had called the head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Representative Steve Israel of New York, to congratulate him on their victories before he had called Speaker John A. Boehner. The president corrected Mr. Lankford, noting that he had called Mr. Boehner first but that the speaker was asleep.

Mr. Boehner laughed and confirmed that indeed he was sleeping when the call came.

Do tell! So the Republican House Speaker has now confirmed that Obama called him before he called either Pelosi or Israel. Can we drop this one now? Thanks.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2013/03/14/the-morning-plum-wheres-the-leadership-john-boehner/
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/14/us/politics/obama-to-meet-with-house-gop-over-budget.html?pagewanted=2&_r=0

[dlwickham]

1. he called to do a Nelson Muntz

[msanthrope]

2. Not asleep--passed out. nt

[Brother Buzz]

3. Word!

[DetlefK]

4. "You awake, dude? Quick, quick, turn on the TV!"

[monmouth3]

5. He probably called to say "How'd that one-term President thing work out for you?"...n/t

[renate]

6. exactly! I love it!