The President had a Beer with Citizens on the Lawn of the Whitehouse… A Beer Summit… How Cool is That?!

I couldn’t believe it when I heard that the president was trying to settle a major conflict between Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Sgt. James Crowley on the lawn of his presidential home; a conflict that should never have been major. It is awesome. I have never heard of a president going out of his way to settle the problems of the citizens personally. Usually it is done through legislation or the court system or something other than getting personally involved.

This is one of the things that I really like about President Obama. He gets in there and spends time with the people he leads. The other big thing is he drinks in public. He has a beer socially. I can’t remember any other president ever doing that. Right after he was elected, he was observed going to a basketball game and drinking a beer. He is real. He is American. I just have to say I am impressed.

What do you think?