WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama plans to meet next week with the top two Republican leaders of Congress to hash out legislative priorities for this election year.
It will be Obama’s first formal face-to-face meeting with House Speaker Paul Ryan since the Wisconsin Republican was elected to the leadership role late last year. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky will join Ryan at Tuesday’s White House meeting.
The meeting will take place the day after Iowa voters kick off the process of choosing Obama’s successor.
White House press secretary Josh Earnest says Obama believes areas for cooperation between the parties exists and the president wants to talk about working together for the American people.
One issue cited by Earnest is building on the bipartisan budget agreement Obama signed last year.
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Memo
To: BHO
From: Ralph
Re: Mtng with Paul “Eddie Munster” Ryan
Make sure you have plenty of mirrors strategically located. A garlic necklace should be worn under your suit and wear that crucifix that Michelle gave you – the big gold one that’s a replica of the one in the opening scene from “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.” Oh, and some wolfbane hung around the doors and windows wouldn’t hurt either. Also, wear a gorget as a backup.
Cheers!
A laugh -track would be good to have on hand…, don’t you think?
They can only enter if you invite them in. Just cancel the meeting and tell them all to go fuck a bag of jellyfish.
Mr. Ryan might find himself a tad mismatched in the political-heavyweight department.
Used to go to animation festivals in the 80’s. (notice i didn’t say “I remember”). This one was always the favorite. Sometimes they would run it twice because it’s so short and sooooo funny (at least the first couple of hundred times).
Thanks for the flashback.