Here's a synopsis of a pathetic skirmish between the White House and the GOP over the scheduling of Obama's jobs address next week.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/08/31/obama.congress.address/index.html
"That prompted Boehner spokesman Brendan Buck to insist that 'no one in the speaker's office -- not the speaker, not any staff -- signed off on the date the White House announced today.'
'Unfortunately, we weren't even asked if that date worked for the House,' Buck said. 'Shortly before it arrived this morning, we were simply informed that a letter was coming. It's unfortunate the White House ignored decades -- if not centuries -- of the protocol of working out a mutually agreeable date and time before making any public announcement.'
A senior Democratic aide familiar with scheduling such events in previous administrations said 'the childish behavior coming out of the speaker's office today is truly historic.'
'It is unprecedented to reject the date that a president wants to address a joint session of the Congress,' the senior Democratic aide said. 'People die and state funerals are held with less fuss, so the logistics excuse by the speaker's office is laughable. Yes, consultation always occurs, but the president always gets the date he wants.'"
Really? Both sides can go cry me a ****ing river. If you're going to bitch about formalities, how will you ever accomplish the actual policies?