Grassley: Obama Too Inexperienced To Understand How Congress Works

The Hill:

President Obama is too inexperienced in national politics to really understand the legislative process, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said Wednesday.

Grassley, who as a lead negotiator of the bipartisan healthcare reform deal the president supports has dealt often with Obama, said that while he likes the president personally, Obama effectively only had two years of experience in national politics.

"I think that he is a good person, and good-intentioned," Grassley, the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, said in a radio interview. "But I believe he didn't serve in government long enough to understand really how things work."

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Comments

[CydMiller]

Grassley is too old to remember how Congress works

[kewps]

In my humble opinion, Grassley is much too inexperienced to know the true application of Twitter.

[Darleen Michael-Baker]

uh. hello.

Bush had NO national political experience.

[dagnome27]

That didn't stop the Supremes from "appointing him" in 2000.

[Antidoto]

Of course he's inexperienced. I don't see the controversy.

[chriss0114]

in other words, the O wasn't there long enough to be bought off by he lobbyists

[C IH8U2]

Was about to post the same thing. LOL

[chriss0114]

Maybe it should be "Obama Too Inexperienced To Understand How Congress DOESN"T Work"

[Marnie1]

The real issue is that Congressmen have intentionally designed a system that allows most of their decision making to be done in secret, therefore depriving the citizens of this conuntry an opportunity to be aware of and involved in their own Congress's work.

That is really what Grassley is acknowledging.
One wonder why he woudl brag about something that dishonest.

[Bude]

I would joke that Greasy Grassley has forgotten more than Obama ever knew about the senate, but he has!

[allonfla]

He knows that it doesn't work.

[DestinationsUnknown]

guess ted Kennedy too inexperienced

mr untruth - grassley

[BonesAK]

Yea we know---Save America, buy a Congressman or Senator.

[DestinationsUnknown]

a white one

[offred]

Grassley is an insurance industry shill.

[RatgurlSD]

But what he MEANT to say was "Obama's not white enough to understand how congress works"

[MichaelLittleBig]

Senator Grassley is really an arrogant narcissist icon for the Congress.
We need to get these people out of office.

[dax49]

because congress under the republicans did such a bang-up job- what with bush's vast experience in double-dealing