Boehner: Obama "slapped table", scolded me at White House meeting

[Joe Republic]

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That's nice and all, but why on earth were the President and House Minority Leader discussing domestic affairs in Thailand?  Don't they have more important things to concern themselves with, you know, here?

[Joe Republic]

Is this a good time to point out that we're basing this whole discussion on the testimony of one (highly partisan) individual?  Read through his comments again, and hopefully you'll see that it reads exactly like somebody who just came out of an argument and is trying to revise the incident in a way that makes himself look better.  It's a playground tactic, once again.

[Joe Republic]

I never said he made it all up.

How many times have you had an altercation with someone, and when asked about it later by someone who wasn't there, distorted the events slightly to make a probable draw (or even a victory for the other side) seem more like a win for yourself?  We've all done it.

[Joe Republic]

What the heck would have happened if Bill Richardson had been elected president?  That table wouldn't have stood a chance.

[Joe Republic]

I was talking about the unfortunate table in the debate before the NH primary.

But I could add a fart joke if it would help?