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kpete

(71,901 posts)
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 11:40 AM Nov 2012

President Obama to meet with Mitt Romney

Source: The Hill

President Obama to meet with Mitt Romney
By Jonathan Easley - 11/28/12 10:04 AM ET

President Obama and Mitt Romney will meet for a private lunch at the White House on Thursday, according to a statement released by the administration on Wednesday.

It will be the first meeting between the two since the election and will be closed to the press.


Following his overwhelming election victory, Obama said he wanted to meet with Romney to discuss how he could work with the GOP nominee and Republican Party leaders on the economic challenges facing the country.

Obama acknowledged that the two had “battled fiercely,” but said it was “only because we love this country deeply.”



Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/269789-president-obama-to-meet-with-mitt-romney

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President Obama to meet with Mitt Romney (Original Post) kpete Nov 2012 OP
Reminds me of the story about taking in the half frozen snake and eventually getting snake bit nt Jumping John Nov 2012 #1
Reminds me of an ex-supervisor of mine who was seeking employment...from me. Ikonoklast Nov 2012 #42
Too bad Mitt can't sample the White House homebrew. Michelle should take Ann on a tour. nt msanthrope Nov 2012 #2
He can wash his lunch down with a cup of bitter tears! nt MADem Nov 2012 #9
No--that's the soup. nt msanthrope Nov 2012 #11
Serve him 47% of a shit sandwich. nt onehandle Nov 2012 #3
and the other 53% shit gravy yurbud Nov 2012 #67
:-((((((((((((((( patrice Nov 2012 #4
I'd love to be a fly on the wall for that one spinbaby Nov 2012 #5
As advertised, Obama will seek Willard's advice on the economy jsr Nov 2012 #6
President Obama can listen to Mittens the Losers' advice Liberalynn Nov 2012 #13
*loser Turborama Nov 2012 #81
That's funny about the bowels. Liberalynn Nov 2012 #83
Well, John2 Nov 2012 #16
Get Mitt to tell him all about the tax loopholes he was going to close. siligut Nov 2012 #20
+1000, Mitt knows all about those loopholes but never intended to close those benefiting the rich wordpix Nov 2012 #21
Xactly, cuz the middle class finances the gov't. that protects closeupready Nov 2012 #48
Right on. Let the mystery be revealed! nt JudyM Nov 2012 #78
I don't trust Mitt with our president loudsue Nov 2012 #7
Neither do I! siligut Nov 2012 #19
Like it or not (and I don't) this is routine after elections bluestateguy Nov 2012 #8
Didn't know about Bush and Dukakis. democrattotheend Nov 2012 #84
President Obama, to Romney during the tour.... kayakjohnny Nov 2012 #10
Perfect! PatSeg Nov 2012 #54
"And this is the door to what would have been your Situation Room, Turborama Nov 2012 #82
He is So Gracious otohara Nov 2012 #12
ummm why? willhe Nov 2012 #14
So the WH photographer can get pics of him w/his big mouf full!!! MADem Nov 2012 #15
Because onenote Nov 2012 #36
this mac56 Nov 2012 #37
Stunning landslide? Ter Nov 2012 #80
Now I'm nervous relogic Nov 2012 #17
You're not nervous demwing Nov 2012 #30
Heh-heh-heh-heh-heh-heh-heh. truthisfreedom Nov 2012 #18
Paging the hero who recorded the "47%" video...you are needed at the White House! FailureToCommunicate Nov 2012 #22
Meeting with Mitt SamKnause Nov 2012 #23
Maybe Mitt is seeking amnesty. truthisfreedom Nov 2012 #25
Maybe dining with the President... and his prosecutors? sofa king Nov 2012 #44
Why? Because you keep your friends close demwing Nov 2012 #32
For the same reason that repub presidents have invited their Democratic opponents to the WH onenote Nov 2012 #38
I agree with your points, but this is just a gesture - closeupready Nov 2012 #50
... "There will be no press coverage of the meeting" ... struggle4progress Nov 2012 #24
That's to protect Mitt's image Blue_Tires Nov 2012 #66
Hope my President goclark Nov 2012 #75
what a waste of precious time. We voted for the new deal. we voted for poeple's rights. robinlynne Nov 2012 #26
Since presidents have been doing this for some time onenote Nov 2012 #39
Wonder if Obama will give Mitt a "Gift." cyclezealot Nov 2012 #27
A case of Rice-a-Roni Freddie Nov 2012 #79
They should just meet for dessert. rug Nov 2012 #28
Hammer time demwing Nov 2012 #33
Meeting with the 1%ers SamKnause Nov 2012 #29
I'm not surprised dipsydoodle Nov 2012 #31
Mitt's a has-been. He's out of it. Forever. Let him go. SpankMe Nov 2012 #34
I'm not a fan of this move. olddad56 Nov 2012 #35
Were you opposed to it when Democrats accepted similiar invitations from Republicans? onenote Nov 2012 #40
Post removed Post removed Nov 2012 #56
Guess who is coming to dinner. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #41
Some loser. Ikonoklast Nov 2012 #46
lol! hrmjustin Nov 2012 #47
BARF Lebam in LA Nov 2012 #43
Maybe Obama is going to offer R$ the position of White House gas station attendant. lexw Nov 2012 #45
WHY!!?? heaven05 Nov 2012 #49
"So Mitt- between you and me- just what *was* in those tax returns?" (nt) Nye Bevan Nov 2012 #51
This is customary. Beacool Nov 2012 #52
Whatever ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2012 #57
UGH!!! Banging head against the table. sarcasmo Nov 2012 #53
Gimme a fucking break ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2012 #55
Show Mitt the chair he'll never sit in!! JoePhilly Nov 2012 #58
can't wait to see how Romney spins this grasswire Nov 2012 #59
Wrapped in a flag no doubt. GeorgeGist Nov 2012 #60
Reminds me of the conciliatory meeting that Bush had with Al Gore and John Kerry.... Liberal_Stalwart71 Nov 2012 #61
Reminds me of the conciliatory meeting that Clinton had with Dole onenote Nov 2012 #68
True that, but I hope you understood what I was saying. Liberal_Stalwart71 Nov 2012 #70
I do onenote Nov 2012 #73
Fuck Mitt...Make the sociopath buy a tourist ticket. russspeakeasy Nov 2012 #62
Is this traditional protocol for the reelected incumbent to have the defeated candidate.... ReRe Nov 2012 #63
Why would anyone be "scared half to death" by this move? onenote Nov 2012 #64
FORWARD, FORWARD, FORWARD! ReRe Nov 2012 #74
I think it's tradition democrattotheend Nov 2012 #85
"You see Mitt? If your campaign wasn't so fucked up all this could've been yours!!" Blue_Tires Nov 2012 #65
I would suggest that President Obama serve Romney a BAKED CROW with feathers intact. olegramps Nov 2012 #69
Keeps Romney in the news FreedomRain Nov 2012 #71
I hate to think of the taxpayers Hubert Flottz Nov 2012 #72
"Six Things Mitt Romney Should Avoid Saying at the White House Tomorrow" Cha Nov 2012 #76
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 2012. lalalu Nov 2012 #77

Ikonoklast

(23,973 posts)
42. Reminds me of an ex-supervisor of mine who was seeking employment...from me.
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 01:41 PM
Nov 2012

One of us held all the cards, and the other was glad he even got the fifteen minutes of my time.

jsr

(7,712 posts)
6. As advertised, Obama will seek Willard's advice on the economy
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 11:52 AM
Nov 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/romney-sinks-quickly-in-republicans-esteem/2012/11/16/f1941ed0-2ffe-11e2-a30e-5ca76eeec857_story_1.html

Romney sinks quickly in Republicans’ esteem

...One of the few people who seems to think Romney should have a future on the national stage is the reelected president, who has said he will seek out his vanquished opponent’s advice on the economy. “There are certain aspects of Governor Romney’s record and his ideas that I think could be very helpful,” Obama said during his first post-election news conference Wednesday.

 

Liberalynn

(7,549 posts)
13. President Obama can listen to Mittens the Losers' advice
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 12:00 PM
Nov 2012

just as long as he doesn't follow any of it.

But then again Mittens the Loser has no plans other than to keep his own taxes low.

ETA correct spelling of loser.

Turborama

(22,109 posts)
81. *loser
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 11:36 PM
Nov 2012

Unless, of course, you're talking about his bowels when his nose is rubbed in all the shit he's been flinging.

 

John2

(2,730 posts)
16. Well,
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 12:16 PM
Nov 2012

I think the President needs to let the people who voted for him, in on Romney's ideas. I certainly didn't get that impression, and he cetainly didn't express any love to 47 percent of the country, that don't fits his life style. So the President can speak for himself. I hope there isn't any back room deals either, and the notion that you can pander for certain people's votes and then trash them as radical extremists. We can be very vocal with our positions too, because whether you know this or not, they certainly love their country too. And I'll submit, even more than Mr Romney. So lets get that out on the table, don't forget that part of your promises. We gave him a mandate, and he should honor it, just as much as his promise to Mitt Romney. I definately expect him to carry those through on all fronts, including getting out of Afghanistan in 2014 regardless. And I'm still steaming over remarks from Mr Plouffe, if he don't think our votes put the President back into office. That is why Romney is where he is today. He doesn't get preferable treatment here.

siligut

(12,272 posts)
20. Get Mitt to tell him all about the tax loopholes he was going to close.
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 12:27 PM
Nov 2012

Just exactly how Mitt and these others skirt the law.

wordpix

(18,652 posts)
21. +1000, Mitt knows all about those loopholes but never intended to close those benefiting the rich
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 12:32 PM
Nov 2012

He only wanted to close the ones benefiting the middle class, like the Earned Income credit.

 

closeupready

(29,503 posts)
48. Xactly, cuz the middle class finances the gov't. that protects
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 02:07 PM
Nov 2012

his own treasure - treasure on which HE pays no tax. See how that shell game works?

Get the little people to pay for the government that pushes your agenda, protects your booty, and demands no sacrifice from you. Nice work if you can get it.

bluestateguy

(44,173 posts)
8. Like it or not (and I don't) this is routine after elections
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 11:54 AM
Nov 2012

I recall Al Gore meeting with George W. Bush after he was appointed president, and Bush Sr. (the one who was actually elected) meeting with Michael Dukakis as well.

democrattotheend

(11,605 posts)
84. Didn't know about Bush and Dukakis.
Thu Nov 29, 2012, 01:55 AM
Nov 2012

I knew that Kennedy met with Nixon and FDR met with Wilkie.

Did Bush Jr. ever meet with Kerry? I don't recall, but I kind of tuned out for a while because I was depressed.

kayakjohnny

(5,235 posts)
10. President Obama, to Romney during the tour....
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 11:57 AM
Nov 2012

"Now this is where you would've held your press conferences, and over here is where you would've hosted foreign dignitaries.... And this room is where you would've held your victory party and gala..... This next room is where you would've made important decisions about the fate of the world.... And this would've been your awesome Presidential Suite. The original. Would've been cool, huh?"

PatSeg

(46,804 posts)
54. Perfect!
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 02:53 PM
Nov 2012

And you just know that's what the President would LIKE to do.

That's okay, Mitt will be thinking it all on his own.

Turborama

(22,109 posts)
82. "And this is the door to what would have been your Situation Room,
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 11:48 PM
Nov 2012

but you can't go any further due to your security level being reduced to that of an everyday citizen.

Which reminds me, see that enormous briefcase with the... NO! Please back up Mr Romney! You can look but cannot touch."

willhe

(97 posts)
14. ummm why?
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 12:02 PM
Nov 2012

he had shit ideas..
you ran against his shit ideas..
his math never adds up

so why? he's just another shitty republican with bad ideas

MADem

(135,425 posts)
15. So the WH photographer can get pics of him w/his big mouf full!!!
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 12:15 PM
Nov 2012

Maybe with a bit of mustard on his chin, and a catsup stain on his thousand dollar tie...?

Or maybe to serve up a big ole dish of REVENGE?

The chef says: "Revenge is a dish best served cold!"

onenote

(42,383 posts)
36. Because
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 01:13 PM
Nov 2012

1. Its what presidents do (or at least what they've been doing for several decades now).
2. 60 million people voted for Romney (and a majority of voters in 24 states). While its absolutely true that the President acheieved a stunning landslide victory in the electoral college vote, his 3.5 percent margin in the popular vote was substantially less than his popular vote margin of victory over McCain and Romney got more popular votes and won more states than McCain.

Under the circumstances, there is no good reason to break with the recent tradition of victorious presidents hosting their opponent at a lunch at the WH and not following that tradition would undoubtedly become a distraction for which not good explanation would suffice.

 

Ter

(4,281 posts)
80. Stunning landslide?
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 10:16 PM
Nov 2012

Then what's 400 Electoral votes called? How about 500? It was significant, but not what you call it.

relogic

(155 posts)
17. Now I'm nervous
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 12:22 PM
Nov 2012

Why is it every time our President meets with rich people who have no shame in promoting the most predatory, venture capitalism he ends up giving away what principles he promised to preserve? Whether it's equitable health care for the lowliest or fair tax rates imposed on those most benefited by working-class employees or earned entitlement programs--Mr. Obama has earned the suspicions of we 47%. Backslapping Romney as if he actually would cultivate the earth of benefits other than for the top millionaire club is a figment of the most-deranged optimist that ever inhabited the mind of vulture capitalists in their unregulated glory.

FailureToCommunicate

(13,989 posts)
22. Paging the hero who recorded the "47%" video...you are needed at the White House!
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 12:34 PM
Nov 2012

Pronto.

(Oh, and thanks again for showing America the real Mitt Romney! It really helped millions decide who to vote for.)

SamKnause

(13,043 posts)
23. Meeting with Mitt
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 12:40 PM
Nov 2012

Why ????

Mitt is nothing more than a citizen of the U.S.

He holds no elected office at the present time.

He was ashamed of passing health care for Massachusetts.

He lied repeatedly during the campaign.

He was and is still associated with vulture capitalists.

He continues to avoid paying taxes and hiding his ill gotten gains in off shore tax havens.

What could he possibly add to any conversation about what is best for this country ????

He will always be part of the problem and never part of any solution.

sofa king

(10,857 posts)
44. Maybe dining with the President... and his prosecutors?
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 01:55 PM
Nov 2012

Logically, Romney's tax evasion isn't really in question anymore. He successfully completed an entire Presidential run without ever completely releasing his tax returns. I cannot help wondering if that is why he was denied confidential daily briefs during the vast majority of his run.

He lost his bid for President because of not disclosing his tax returns. If only two out of a hundred voters made their decision based primarily on that issue, that swung the election against him.

So, we can easily conclude, whatever was in those tax returns was more important to conceal than it was important for Mitt to be President--and he really, really wanted to be President. So what does that mean?

Furthermore, you know who can look at Romney's tax returns? The President. We can assume that he did, and I myself can safely guess that this supposedly cordial lunch is actually a negotiation that is going to cost Mitt dearly financially, though I expect he'll be able to easily purchase his own freedom from prison.

onenote

(42,383 posts)
38. For the same reason that repub presidents have invited their Democratic opponents to the WH
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 01:15 PM
Nov 2012

Because, as the President said in his Thanksgiving message:


As a nation, we’ve just emerged from a campaign season that was passionate, noisy, and vital to our democracy. But it also required us to make choices – and sometimes those choices led us to focus on what sets us apart instead of what ties us together; on what candidate we support instead of what country we belong to.

Thanksgiving is a chance to put it all in perspective – to remember that, despite our differences, we are, and always will be, Americans first and foremost.

 

closeupready

(29,503 posts)
50. I agree with your points, but this is just a gesture -
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 02:17 PM
Nov 2012

something magnanimous from Obama that comes at little cost to him and will likely end up crediting his record in support of painting him as a leader who is merciful in victory. He doesn't even have to listen to Romney.

Obama can just show up, eat - and if that the end of it, he'll be doing Romney something that others would jump through hoops and eat fire to have the same chance.

goclark

(30,404 posts)
75. Hope my President
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 07:13 PM
Nov 2012

is careful what he says to that clown.

Rmoney could have what BO says on tape.
Don't trust him.

robinlynne

(15,481 posts)
26. what a waste of precious time. We voted for the new deal. we voted for poeple's rights.
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 12:47 PM
Nov 2012

not for this.

onenote

(42,383 posts)
39. Since presidents have been doing this for some time
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 01:16 PM
Nov 2012

and since I don't recall anyone making a fuss about it, I'd say that you did vote for this.

cyclezealot

(4,802 posts)
27. Wonder if Obama will give Mitt a "Gift."
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 12:47 PM
Nov 2012

Mitt thinks he a very generous President. What more could he possibly want for Christmas , considering capital gains taxes benefits the 1% receives.

SamKnause

(13,043 posts)
29. Meeting with the 1%ers
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 12:48 PM
Nov 2012

Why does president Obama continue to meet and surround himself with the people who crashed the global economy ???

The 1% are the problem !

The 99% have the answers !!!!

I would like to see president Obama summon the OWS crowd to the White House.

They deserve praise for the Rolling Jubilee, feeding 10,000 people on Thanksgiving Day, the many foreclosures they have prevented and all the help they have been in the aftermath of hurricane Sandy.

They have proven time and time again they know what needs to be done in this country.

SpankMe

(2,937 posts)
34. Mitt's a has-been. He's out of it. Forever. Let him go.
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 01:09 PM
Nov 2012
...Obama said he wanted to meet with Romney to discuss how he could work with the GOP nominee and Republican Party leaders on the economic challenges facing the country.

This is bullshit.

Mitt wanted to be president just to be president. He's not genuinely interested in solving America's problems. He lost the election and has moved on to other things (like running his companies). He's a private citizen, now, with no official - or unofficial - involvement with the Republican party or any other public affairs concern. He is no national leader.

Obama shouldn't pretend like he still needs a relationship with Romney in order to get anything done.

He should have a nice social lunch with Romney to show he's a gracious winner, and then should unleash Romney back into the business world to create jobs.

onenote

(42,383 posts)
40. Were you opposed to it when Democrats accepted similiar invitations from Republicans?
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 01:19 PM
Nov 2012

Were you opposed when Obama invited McCain to the WH.

Were you opposed to the sentiment expressed by the President in his Thanksgiving address:

"As a nation, we’ve just emerged from a campaign season that was passionate, noisy, and vital to our democracy. But it also required us to make choices – and sometimes those choices led us to focus on what sets us apart instead of what ties us together; on what candidate we support instead of what country we belong to.

Thanksgiving is a chance to put it all in perspective – to remember that, despite our differences, we are, and always will be, Americans first and foremost."

Response to onenote (Reply #40)

 

heaven05

(18,124 posts)
49. WHY!!??
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 02:12 PM
Nov 2012

'nice' obama shit pisses me off. ...to no end. It's time to get ugly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Beacool

(30,244 posts)
52. This is customary.
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 02:50 PM
Nov 2012

Other presidents have invited their political opponents in the past. It's a way to show that they are past the election. It shows graciousness on both sides, winners and losers.

ProudToBeBlueInRhody

(16,399 posts)
57. Whatever
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 02:56 PM
Nov 2012
“The president’s campaign focused on giving targeted groups a big gift — so he made a big effort on small things. Those small things, by the way, add up to trillions of dollars,” Romney said on a conference call with donors, the Los Angeles Times first reported.

Gracious my ass.

ProudToBeBlueInRhody

(16,399 posts)
55. Gimme a fucking break
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 02:54 PM
Nov 2012

And spare me the "This is what makes our President so great" bullshit. Rmoney is a sociopath who doubled down on his racism and class warfare just days after the election. He is irrelevant. Fuck him.

grasswire

(50,130 posts)
59. can't wait to see how Romney spins this
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 03:36 PM
Nov 2012

Remember what he said about Bill Clinton's phone call.

He's desperate to be a player.

onenote

(42,383 posts)
68. Reminds me of the conciliatory meeting that Clinton had with Dole
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 05:30 PM
Nov 2012

I'd much rather President Obama emulate President Clinton than Bush.

onenote

(42,383 posts)
73. I do
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 05:59 PM
Nov 2012

I just don't know why some other DUers are particularly bothered (or in the words of one post I saw, "scared half to death&quot by the President doing this. Its completely consistent with (i) what he did after the 2008 election and (ii) what he said in his Thanksgiving message about putting the election behind us and coming together.

The fact that the repubs want to continue to wage all out partisan warfare shouldn't deter the President for taking a conciliatory stance towards Romney at this point. He can still battle the repub Congressional leadership (directly or through surrogates like Harry Reid) and if/when Romney decides to engage the issues (and I wonder whether he will), the President can respond then.

ReRe

(10,597 posts)
63. Is this traditional protocol for the reelected incumbent to have the defeated candidate....
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 04:57 PM
Nov 2012

.... over for lunch? What, a phone call from the defeated candidate isn't enough? Is this to soothe the wounded ones (the secessionists) who voted for Romney? What's to discuss? I'm all for being gracious, but isn't this gesture a wee bit much? PO may be placating Romney and his supporters, but he is scaring his democratic base half to death. What next...they'll come out of their closed lunch to speak to the 1% right wing Press? This is becoming a facepalm day...

onenote

(42,383 posts)
64. Why would anyone be "scared half to death" by this move?
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 05:09 PM
Nov 2012

Seriously. What do folks who think this is such a bad idea think will happen? That Romney will hypnotize Obama? Obama and his team ran one of the most astute presidential campaigns in history and suddenly a bunch of folks on DUer are getting the vapors that Obama and his team will be seen being civil with Mitt Romney. The President gave a Thanksgiving message to the country that emphasized that the time has come to put the campaign behind us and remember what we have in common -- being Americans. Did that statement "scare" the Democratic base?

This isn't the first or last time that a president will sit down with a defeated opponent. Indeed, if Obama, having done so with McCain, didn't do so again with Romney (who got a greater number of popular votes than McCain and won more states), it would create a phony story that would simply be a distraction. So the benefits (avoiding that distraction) clearly outweigh the harm (imaginary as best I can tell).

ReRe

(10,597 posts)
74. FORWARD, FORWARD, FORWARD!
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 06:47 PM
Nov 2012

This country is in a world of hurt right now. FORWARD was the motto, right? And let me see...I let slip my mind the many times the Republicans invited the Dems in after defeating them (mostly because I turned off my TV deeply depressed until the New Year arrived.)

And let me see.... here's a memory that IS fresh in my mind: one of the biggest blunders of POs first term was to slap his base down, demoralizing them to the point they didn't show up at the polls in the mid-term, turning the House back to the Repubs. (I WAS NOT one pf them, as a matter of fact.) And here's another fresh memory: how Romney and the wingers treated PO in the campaign. You yourself know they went way over the line.

Look it...everyone has a different way of looking at things. You probably think some of us are being rude to PO, criticizing him, for this diplomatic and "customary" gesture. We're not. We're defending him! Most of us know that you can't be nice to those people, and true to form, and mark my word, they will just slap PO in the face (proverbially) after its over. (I will admit I would feel allot better about this lunch date if Joe was going to attend.)

Peace. OK?

democrattotheend

(11,605 posts)
85. I think it's tradition
Thu Nov 29, 2012, 01:57 AM
Nov 2012

Kennedy invited Nixon to meet with him, Carter met with Gerald Ford (they later became pretty good friends), Bush I apparently met with Dukakis after the 1988 election, and I believe Bush met with Gore very briefly in 2000. I am not aware if he met with Kerry. Obama met with McCain in 2008 after the election.

FreedomRain

(413 posts)
71. Keeps Romney in the news
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 05:53 PM
Nov 2012

because the Republicans would rather forget him and quickly. Even it wasn't tradition, it's a smart political move.

Cha

(295,926 posts)
76. "Six Things Mitt Romney Should Avoid Saying at the White House Tomorrow"
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 07:15 PM
Nov 2012
1. "My house is bigger anyway."

2. "Can I just have a hug, please?"

3. "I brought you a gift."

4. "Are these cookies store-bought?"

5. "Ah, screw it — I'll take a beer!"

6. "Is that waiter wearing a wire?"


http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/11/mitt-romney-lunch-with-obama-at-white-house.html

President Obama is staying with tradition and being gracious. Whether we like it or not..he's the President of the whole country not just those who voted for him. It wouldn't really be a successful strategy to get all Rude Pundit on mitt's lying a$$.
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