“he came off looking disrespectful”

Yes, but the Fox News viewers wouldn’t want it any other way.

I repeat what I said before. Here, process is substance. When the Dems have 59 votes in the Senate (60 until January) and 255 votes in the House sufficient to render Republicans irrelevant to the process, but can only pass their signature piece of legislation by engaging the moral equivalent of bribery and paying off their own members with the Louisiana Purchase, the Cornhusker Kickback, etc., that is a sign that the underlying bill is fatally flawed. Even if it passes today (and I’m guessing it will) it is NOT because a majority of Congress believes it is good for the nation. Rather it is because the ruling minority of liberal statist in the Democratic caucus actually believe in it, and they were able to coerce a sufficient number of their moderate colleague through the use of the carrot and (more likely) the stick.

Obama wanting to talk about “substance” and not “procedure” under these circumstances is like the Mafia guy saying to the local shop owner, “But you’re missing the point. The ‘protection’ we offer is really comprehensive.”

Tommy, your great god Obama is still offended over the Baier interview, and he requires propitiation.
Now, I’m not suggesting you go all Buddhist monk and light a fire, but I think you should at least sacrifice a small goat.

Today being what it is, you might want to get started right away.

I have to say Shuster was veru gracious and collegial. I am sure it would go unreciprocated by Baier were the situations reversed. I also have to say I’m not sure I could be as gracious given Baier’s repeated rudeness.

Given the shrillness of the Republicn talking heads this morning, it would seem Pelosi may have gotten her job done very well. If so, my compliments. Never much cared for her, but she seems able to hammer out and build up well.

Of course, if it all comes to pass, she had some able assistance from the President, who gave a powerful, rallying speech, one of his best yet, and the racist, homophobic foul-mouthed, foul tempered, angry, spitting (White) Tea Partiers. I think the tide may have turned against them. At our core, we Americans are not a mean-spirited, ugly lot. A bit around the fringes, only ….

Tommy,

I’ll agree that there were too many questions about process, but when the method the Democrats planned to use would have violated a foundational element of the legislative process, I think he should ask about it.

Also, several of the interruptions should be excused, for trying to get an answer instead of talking points.

Weren’t Baier’s 18,000 e-mails from people who wanted to ask President Obama a question? Maybe Baier didn’t explain that, but comparing them to the 40,000 Obama gets daily is not a fair analogy.

‘Unfortunately, I think Baier employed the wrong tactics here, and he came off looking disrespectful.’

Oh, for god’s sake, Christopher, could you be any more of a hack? Baier wasn’t disrespectful at all. The President was the one that was pissy and disrespectful. It was eye-rollingly immature to snap back that he had ’40,00 emails’ in response to Baier’s comment of 18,000. Mine’s bigger than yours! Baier was as respectful as he could possibly be given the President’s refusal to address his question. Obama simply wasn’t used to being asked real, tough questions. He’s more accustomed to puff balls and running out the clock. Baier, is and has always been, a real class act. He singlehandedly shamed the rest of the press in his interview.

Oh, and Tommy, since you’re handing out interview tips, I hope you remembered to ask Shuster about his complete and utter lack of journalistic integrity in your interview with him. I’m sure you noted that Shuster has been forced to issue on-air apologies/corrections twice, reprimanded by his superiors twice and issued a lengthy suspension-all in the last 3 years .

And, I have full faith you asked Shuster about his reporting, falsely, that Rove would be indicted, his reporting, falsely, that O’Keefe was guilty of attempted wire tapping, would be found guilty and sent to prison-all without so much as charges and a trial. And, of course, Shuster’s equating Hilary Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea, to a pimp and a ho. You covered that, right? Right? Because, if you didn’t bring up any of Shuster’s pathetic track record, you failed miserably and are in no position to offer interview critiques-to anyone.