President Obama Still Reaching Out to GOP

Link from MSNBC. Check out the "thank you" he gets from Eric Cantor. Ugh!

President Obama will address the House Republican Conference later this month during their retreat in Baltimore, being held Jan. 28th to 30th.

Obama was invited by the elected GOP Leadership to speak a few weeks ago and will take them up on their offer.

House GOP Conference Chairman Mike Pence (R-IN) said the following about the upcoming meeting with the President:

"House Republicans are grateful that the President of the United States has accepted our invitation to meet with the Republican Conference later this month. House Republicans look forward to presenting the president with our proposals to protect our nation, create jobs, control federal spending, lower the cost of health care, achieve energy independence and strengthen families."

Despite that gracious tone, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor wrote this morning in a statement:

“Though it’s welcome news that President Obama will speak with House Republicans later this month, it is important to point out that true bipartisanship requires working together on common-sense solutions and a mainstream agenda to help Americans facing difficult challenges. It is important to ask whether the President plans to meet WITH Republicans, or speak TO them. In 2009, on the rare occasion when we were invited to the White House, the President paid Republican proposals lip service while the cameras were on, only to completely rebuff those ideas afterward.  The problems faced by our country have grown too large for the President to respond to Republican and Independent views and solutions with indifference, like in 2009.  I hope this is a sign that a new year will bring change.”