Rep. Cummings on MSNBC just said that Obama should come to speak to the people who carried his water

[eleny]

On the Andrea Mitchell Reports program.

[Horse with no Name]

1. The water-carriers owe ME an apology too

they promised that I was voting against the worst of two evils.
It is looking more and more like they were wrong because where I am sitting, I don't see the difference.

[eleny]

2. You can let Rep. Cummings know - here's the link to his contact page

http://cummings.house.gov/contact/

He sounded as disappointed as we. Didn't he support Clinton first and then switched to Obama? I seem to recall an interview with him where he related how difficult it was for him to make that switch.

[Horse with no Name]

4. Thanks.

I'm not falling for the false argument that we wouldn't have been better off under the other party because where I am sitting--MY party is representing the same interests.
I'd rather watch THEM drive this country over the cliff than for one of OUR elected officials to do it.
At least then, they would have had to take the ENTIRE blame for this mess.
As it is, Obama has bought the mess. Lock stock and barrel and WE are forced to own it.

[eleny]

5. I understand...

Btw, no snark was intended by posting his link. I intend to write to him since to his credit he accepts mail from all states.

I am glad that they're now asserting that they don't want to hear from Biden. Obama owes them an explanation and some discussion. I think Pelosi made that point in her announcement of today, too.

I also don't think it's just a matter of respect for the caucus. I believe that they're protecting the process of how financial laws are made in this country. Obama can expect to be "sat down hard" - with all due respect, of course.

[leftynyc]

22. You'd have two more Scalias on the court

Reason enough as far as I'm concerned and I'm just as pissed as anyone over the tax deal.

[eleny]

25. That's always the bottom line and no doubt why the R's want O out in '12 so badly

[leftynyc]

28. Absolutely

Whenever I'm ready to give up, ignore politics and not vote, I remember the Supreme Court (and all the federal judges). Much too important to leave to a pub.

[Renew Deal]

31. So you're saying Obama is "evil" and you would go back and vote for McCain.

That's pretty much what I see there.

[katsy]

3. Oh no. Another spanking?

The President doesn't need me and shouldn't worry about not having my support. Why should he bother his pretty little brain with my purist fuss?

He has new bffs and they are more reasonable and realistic. Trustworthy blokes they are. A much more refined set of friends. Less surly.

Good luck Mr. President. I never wish our President harm, but I have been duly chastised and having no more of this drama.

[eleny]

6. Well, financial laws are supposed to originate in the House

And it appears that the Dem caucus wants to discuss that face to face with the president who circumvented that process.

"Constitutional scholar"? Hmmmm....

[katsy]

7. +1 n/t

[hlthe2b]

8. That is right

It pains me how the interviewer tried to imply this was mere "hurt feelings" on the part of Cummings. I felt she was extremely disrespectful in doing so.

[eleny]

10. Cummings did give details on how people supported O when many believed he didn't have a chance

So I got the impression that this was part of this situation. But I've heard others last night talk about the process. So in a way, they're protecting O from an obvious constitutional breach.

When the Republicans crow about having set a trap back in 2001 it makes me ill.

[leftstreet]

9. +1

[TwilightGardener]

11. What prevented them from originating one? What prevents them now?

[eleny]

15. That's a mystery to me, too

I'm trying to remember what I heard yesterday since it was brought up. I recall someone saying that Pelosi was asked by the White House not to do it because they were working on the Health Reform with such intensity. That issue was taking the rest of the air out of the room. But I could be remembering wrong.

Maybe someone else will remember what was said. Some pundits said that it was a gross mistake by the House.

[TwilightGardener]

20. I think it was Greg Sargent who said the WH wanted to move on taxes

before the election (and the WH has since said this too), but Congress was worried about being seen as raising taxes before the election. That's the only outside account of it I've read, though--and there were no quotes.

[eleny]

23. Thanks, that rings a distant bell but I can't find anything on his blog, The Plum Line

[bigtree]

24. the President mentioned that point himself in his announcement of the compromise

[dgibby]

26. The Blue Dogs were against it.

Didn't help them much, did it?

[eleny]

27. ~groan~

[bobbolink]

19. Very, very well said. I know when I am not needed, and when to back away.

He'll find his votes from his "friends" just fine.

I'm mourning for our country, not him. :cry:

[eleny]

12. He also said that Obama owes them because their caucus took votes that lost Dem seats in the House

I forgot that portion of his statement earlier on MSNBC. But the person sitting in for Andrea Mitchell was just interviewed by Kelly O'Donnell and repeated Cummings' statement.

[bigtree]

13. His water? What happened to Cummings' responsibility to middle-income taxpayers?

How does he intend to preserve and extend the middle-income breaks and the jobless funds?

[eleny]

17. I posted the link to his Contact page above here in this thread

I'd like to know the answer to that question, too.

[bigtree]

21. he's my representative.

. . . and he's usually very accessible and responsive.

[butterfly77]

14. When in the hell did they..

do they I have been waiting for two years for some action..Oh,I guess they want the President to make a speech,while they sit on their asses and complain about how he isn't doing enough..He did something now...

[butterfly77]

16. When in the hell did they do that.,.

I have been waiting for 2 years for them to get off their asses..

[eleny]

18. You won't hear any excuses from me

Yesterday, some pundits said that they were working so long on Health Reform. But as another DUer said - we expect them to multi task.

[Supersedeas]

29. it was clear that this was PERSONAL -- he felt disrespected by the President

as many progessives do.

[Stinky The Clown]

30. That's my rep.

He's why some us say we're disappointed in Dems but love our own rep.