Thee-Thaw: Obama and U.S. Chamber of Commerce patch it up

By GottaLaff

Aww, Prez O and the Chamber are dating again. See? You reach out and touch someone, and once in awhile, they reach out and touch back:

After publicly sparring in the fall, the White House and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are trying to make up.

In an extraordinary exchange of letters written after last week’s State of the Union address, Chamber President Tom Donohue and President Barack Obama agreed to disagree on some issues and work together where they can.

What-oh-what will the GOP say about this? I bet they're jealous.

Here's the letter (click on it to enlarge):

Like Donahue, Obama acknowledged that the White House and the Chamber will disagree on some issues or on “ how to achieve the goals we all share,” but the president appealed to the Chamber to “work together wherever possible to build an economy in which businesses and jobs are growing.”

Being a little thawtful can pay off.

This is so Carville-Matalin, isn't it?

Now if only we could trust them.

US, Cuba Trade Warmest Words In Last 50 Years

By GottaLaff

It's nice to know that all that inexperience is paying off:

Trading their warmest words in a half-century, the United States and Cuba pressed ahead Friday with a dizzying series of gestures as leaders of the Americas gathered for a summit. The momentum was so great that the head of the Organization of American States said he'll ask his group to invite Cuba back after 47 years.

In a diplomatic exchange of the kind that normally takes months or years, President Barack Obama this week dropped restrictions on travel and remittances to Cuba, then challenged his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro to reciprocate.

Within hours, Castro responded with Cuba's most open offer for talks since the Eisenhower administration, saying he's ready to discuss "human rights, freedom of the press, political prisoners _ everything." Cuban officials have historically bristled at discussing human rights or political prisoners, of whom they hold about 200.

H/t: Ellen