Boomlet for E Warren

For John, BLUF:  It seems Senator Warren is irritating the President.  And perhaps visa-versa.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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What is it with the President and the Massachusetts Senior Senator, Ms E Warren?  The InstaPundit says I’M INCLINED TO THINK THAT THIS IS BEING STAGE-MANAGED, SO THAT THE DEMS HAVE SOMEBODY WITH SEPARATION FROM THE INCREASINGLY OBVIOUS DEBACLE OF THE OBAMA PRESIDENCY.  He goes on to say:

But on the other hand, would Obama’s ego allow him to entertain the thought that his presidency is a debacle?  But on the gripping hand, would Obama have to know? Obama’s growing frustration With Elizabeth Warren. with Elizabeth Warren.  “For weeks, the White House has been fending off attacks from Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren on trade negotiations, and now the president seems to be growing more impatient, dismissing one of her objections as ‘pure speculation.’”

Then there is the President calling Ms Warren by her first name, inflaming Progressives on both coasts and across the fruited plain.  For example, Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio).  This was enough to get White House press secretary Josh Earnest to comment.  Speaking on MSNBC's Morning Joe Mr Earnest, while calling Senator Brown “a stand-up guy”, also said:

I’m confident after he’s had a chance to look at the comments he made yesterday that he’ll find a way to apologize.

I don't think he has found a way to apologize.

This dustup is all about the President's trade deal, the TPP, the Trans-Pacific Partnership.  back to the Politico story:

Brown, one of the top Democratic senators leading the charge against the president’s trade effort, suggested Tuesday that Obama was being “disrespectful” and hinted that Warren’s gender might have been a factor.

And, it doesn't help that the President wants to do it the old fashioned way, in private.  There has been all this talk about transparency and now some are being hoisted on their own petard.  With regard to most things in Government, transparency is a good thing, and allows us to have confidence when some particular things are kept in secrecy, as they should be.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff