White House invites Perry to meeting in Texas

[blogslut]

Aides to President Obama and a frequent antagonist -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry -- are talking about a possible meeting on border problems when Obama visits the Lone Star State later this week.

As Perry said he wants "a substantive meeting" rather than a "quick handshake" at the airport, White House senior adviser adviser Valerie Jarrett sent the governor a letter late Monday saying "the president would welcome a meeting with you" while he is in Texas on Wednesday and Thursday morning.

"In addition, he (Obama) asked me to invite you to join him for a meeting to discuss the situation on the border with faith leaders and local elected officials in Dallas on Wednesday," Jarrett wrote to Perry.

Obama will be in Dallas and Austin this week on a trip that includes campaign fundraisers as well as an economic speech and at least one event devoted to border issues...

more at the link: http://www.usatoday.com/story/theoval/2014/07/08/obama-rick-perry-texas-border-issues-central-america-letter/12349251/

Bluff called. Your move, Goodhair.

[yeoman6987]

1. They should meet at the border

Why have a meeting in some conference room? They both need to be on the ground seeing what is going on.

[PDittie]

2. Perry would demagogue for the cameras

in front of hungry brown children. because that's what he does best.

I do believe Obama is making a mistake by coming to Texas to fundraise for the DCCC and the DSCC at this time (at any time, but that's another rant).