Senator criticizes Obama's 'audacity' in using GOP as 'props'

[depakid]

A GOP senator ripped into President Barack Obama at a meeting on Capitol Hill Tuesday, telling him he had “audacity” coming in and using Republican lawmakers as "props."

Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), the Democrats’ partner on Wall Street reform, criticized Obama during a meeting the president requested with the Senate Republican conference to court their support for the remaining initiatives on his agenda.

After the meeting, GOP senators said they appreciated the outreach.

But behind closed doors, the president faced a hostile crowd of angry Republicans, led by Corker. I said, ‘I got to tell you something, there’s a degree of audacity in you being here today,’” Corker said, recalling his exchange with the president.

“If you look at your three major initiatives they were almost all done on party-line votes,” Corker told Obama. “I feel we’re all props here today.

“Just last week you engineered a very partisan vote,” Corker added. “I would just like for you to explain to me, when you get up in the morning, and when you come over to lunch like this, how you reconcile that duplicity.”

“It hit a nerve, obviously,” Corker said, describing Obama’s reaction to the broadside.

The sharp criticism from Corker is ironic after Democrats touted him as an honest broker last month when they were battling to bring Wall Street reform to the Senate floor. Corker voted against the bill last week.

More: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/99859-gop-senator-tells-obama-has-qaudacityq-to-visit-senate-and-use-gop-as-props

[Sinistrous]

1. Mr. Corker has performed an amazing departure from reality.

Of course, any initiative is going to be passed on a party-line vote, given the lock-step blockages of all legislation, coupled with the absolute lack of ideas and solutions from the repub side of the aisle.

[Forkboy]

2. The fucker has willingly been a prop for years and now he complains?

Fuck the douchebag.

[TomCADem]

3. Ironically, Republicans Complaining About Lack Of Bipartisanship Now Say...

That the President is audatious for trying to talk to them. Up is down.