If it was only so simple

From the White House:

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 1, 2011

Statement by the Press Secretary

After consulting with the Speaker’s office, the President has accepted an invitation to address a Joint Session of Congress at 7pm on Thursday, September 8th.

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Right.

And the republicans?:

@RepJoeWalsh Rep. Joe Walsh

Instead of being a prop of another one of the President’s speeches, next Thursday I will fly home to IL to talk to real job creators #tcot 5 hours ago via web

You think he’d show up if the speech was on Wednesday as originally discussed? Just asking.

You can’t negotiate with teabaggers. Almost everyone understands that.