Not quite as delectable as it sounds; they're all still on the same page, but Holmes and Gray do have local constituencies to worry about, and the 'Pubbies are including re-funding the District among their individual spending bills. Which underscores Speaker Boehner's canniness and O's and Reid's idiotic obstinancy.
Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) had what some colleagues called “a heated exchange” and what she described as “a conversation” with President Obama during a White House meeting Wednesday afternoon regarding the District’s budget constraints as a result of the partial government shutdown…
Making her point, Norton spoke over the president and refused to yield the microphone, according to a lawmaker who attended the event. The lawmaker described Norton as “strident,” “self-absorbed” and “parochial” in her exchange with Obama…
While most lawmakers might not interrupt Obama as he answered their question, Norton said she was compelled to interject when Obama suggested in his response to her that the budget crunch facing the District is similar to how other congressional districts are adjusting during the shutdown.
“That demanded that I give a response,” she said. “Obviously we’re the only District in the United States. We’re uniquely in this position.”
Norton insisted she meant no disrespect towards the president. “He’s a big boy and I’m a big girl,” she said.
It creates a brief embarrassment for Dirty Harry for a day and tomorrow all will be forgiven. If the principals involved were Republicans, it would fuel weeks of "GOP civil war" hyperventilating, but we have to take our occasional entertaining interludes where and when we can get them.
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