Two Can Play Obama’s Politically Charged SOTU Guests Game

In case you didn’t hear earlier today, the now infamous secretary of Warren Buffett will be sitting with the First Lady as a guest of the White House during tonight’s State of the Union address. It’s a signal of what Obama’s primary focus will be: class warfare, envy and the lack of any news ideas. So basically, Obama’s normal shtick.

But now, Speaker of the House John Boehner has shown that two can play that game:

Countering President Obama’s decision to host Warren Buffet’s secretary for the State of the Union, House Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday he will host a handful of people who would have benefited if Mr. Obama had approved the Keystone XL pipeline.

Mr. Boehner announced his guests as Ray Brooks, a manager at Marathon Petroleum Company; Jay Churchill, a manager at Conoco Phillips; Dale Delle, president of a pipe production company; and Nebraska state Sen. Chris Langemeier, a supporter of the pipeline.

I’d like to draw one clear difference between the nature of each man’s guests, though: one group actually represents job creation, the failed policies of the current White House and its desire to play politics while the country is hurting. The other represents demagoguery and class warfare that will not create jobs, does not strengthen our union and represents the President’s singular focus on keeping his own job, but leaving everyday Americans out to dry.