President Obama takes on the U.S. House GOP

From our member Ruth Afifi comes this, a video recap of President Obama's conversation Jan. 29 with members of the U.S. House GOP at the annual Republican retreat. When was the last time we saw a President speak so honestly and openly -- let along attempt to achieve an actual exchange of ideas -- with the members of the opposition party?



In his book The Audacity of Hope, then Senator Obama stated one of his goals of changing the way Washington D.C. works. Honest and open conversations like this one may indeed be an important first step toward that goal. (Kudos to Ruth Afifi for passing along the link!)