Obama requests lunch with Republicans. They start trashing him the moment he leaves.

[Bluebear]

THIS is where all your bipartisan efforts are getting you, Mr. President. Wake up and smell the hate already.

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President Obama went to Capitol Hill on Tuesday for a rare meeting with Senate Republicans, but the 75-minute session yielded little progress on hot-button topics and left some senators with bruised feelings.

"He needs to take a Valium before he comes in and talks to Republicans," Sen. Pat Roberts (Kan.) told reporters. "He's pretty thin-skinned."

Sen. Sam Brownback (Kan.) described the meeting as "testy," and Sen. John Thune (S.D.) called it a "lively discussion." Others questioned whether the "symbolism" of Obama's approach matched the actions of his Democratic congressional allies.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/25/AR2010052503810.html