Obama visits the GOP leaders - Answers boldly to Tuff Questions ..

Today in another bold move by the President, Obama continued his post State of the Union Speech tour by making a stop in Baltimore, Maryland. Here, he met the Republican House GOP leaders and acknowledged that the climate in Washington is fairly serious as it should be, but a very dangerous climate which seems to make it very difficult to handle problems. It is not known if President Obama would have made this trip to greet Republican leaders in Maryland if his Democratic Party would have been able to keep a filibuster in the Congress. It looks as if the newly elected Republican Senator in Connecticut changed all that.
As expected there were sharp differences and viewpoints between the two parties, but regardless, Obama accepted the invitation from the House GOP leaders to address their caucus. In a prepared speech, President Obama took questions and gave very serious answers at the Republican retreat.
As was stated by Rep. Mike Pence (Republican) of Indiana, "House Republican leaders are grateful for [Obama's] willingness to come... and have a frank and honest conversation". We welcome the dialogue with the president."
It didn't go unscathed without some accusations by the President, as he accused the Republicans of falsely criticizing his proposals to their followers, especially during the health care rebate. The Republicans told the President that the White House had a deaf ear pointing at them, at least until the new Senator in Connecticut was elected. That definitely caught President Obama's attention.
"Both sides can take some blame for a sour climate on Capitol Hill," Obama said, adding that Democrats and Republicans need to be careful in choosing their rhetoric. "A ton of civility instead of slash and burn would be
President Obama stated that he wanted to have more regular meetings with the GOP leaders, but the Republicans claim it is also important for Nancy Pelosi, house speaker to give the Republicans a greater role in the legislative process.