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Obama And Conservatives Break Bread At George Will's House
Barack Obama took the next big step in his Republican charm offensive on Tuesday night, when he dined with several of the nation's most prominent conservative pundits.

The president-elect arrived at the Chevy Chase, Md., home of syndicated columnist George Will shortly after 6:30 p.m., according to a press pool report. Greeting him at the residence were other luminaries of the conservative commentariat, including the Weekly Standard's William Kristol, New York Times columnist David Brooks, and Charles Krauthammer of the Washington Post.

The odd-couple gathering led to speculation that Rush Limbaugh, who said that he was in D.C. for a "secret meeting," was also in attendance. "I'm just offering, a personal trip, nobody even has to know about this," the notorious and combative talk show host wrote on his website.

Alas, a source close to the transition confirms, Limbaugh was definitely not in attendance during the dinner affair -- likely disappointing some in the conservative blogosphere, knowing full well the fury that would have caused among progressives.

Nevertheless, Obama's choice of dining partners seem likely to cause its fair share of hair-pulling and eye-rolling. As the pool reporter, Ken Bazinet of the New York Daily News, penned in his write up: "This is for real, folks. The bloggers are going to love this one."

Obama has pledged to be a uniter once in office. He's also said he is willing to take policy suggestions from any source, regardless of ideological affiliation, as long as they work. So far, he's living up to his word.

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Originally posted by Fremdfirma:
It's a setup and face show to cover for the *real* deals which will get made in a seperate meeting out of the prying eyes of the public and the press.

As if this were not obvious...

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The fact that Obama wants a socialist as his 'climate czar '( oh, the irony ) is proof that there'll never be any joining of true conservatives and Obama's administration, no matter who he dined with this week.

Climate change is beyond our ability to control. Call it what it is, and simply say pollution management, or what ever, but global warming is NOT a real concern for our Government.

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Originally posted by Kwicko:

I knew we had problems when Reagan started calling for a "drug czar" and an "education czar" - all while telling us how Russia was The Evil Empire.

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Originally posted by Kwicko:
I'm not real crazy about them constantly referring to it as "the Homeland" either. Sounds an awful lot like the Nazi "Fatherland" and the old Russian "Motherland". Just something very 1984 about it.

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Originally posted by dreamtrove:
Who, Rap, do you consider "True Conservatives"?

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I'm not convinced that Coulter isn't a transvestite, after all, Coulter dated Mahr, who is gay. And, Limbaugh is an opiate addict. But more importantly, Limbaugh just spouts whatever line the advertisers who pay him want him to say, Coulter just says whatever she? thinks is most controversial or sensational.

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WHOZIT

And I bet them Neocon's severed up some fried chicken and watermelon to make him feel rite at home...... God you libs are stupid

I'm going to microwave a bagel and have sex with it - Peter Griffin

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Let's clone Eisenhower.

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