Just Who Was Robert Gibbs Talking About?

After a recent interview, many are scratching their heads after White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs blasted a group of people he dubbed the "professional left." Though the quote is indicative of the ambience of the Oval Office lately, it makes one pine for the days when the highly quotable Dan Quayle was around. Post resource – Who are these people Robert Gibbs is talking about? by Personal Money Store.

Gibbs likes the office casual left

The "professional left," as Press Secretary Robert Gibbs put it, have yet to be satisfied with anything Obama has done as president. In an interview with The Hill, he said that this shadow cabal of malcontents would only be happy with a health care plan akin to Canada's and when the Pentagon is done away with. He also said that they were comparing Obama with George W. Bush, and that for doing so, they should all be "drug tested." The White House Press Secretary also purported they would not be happy "even if Dennis Kucinich was President."

Who are these sinister individuals?

He could mean people who criticized Obama's abandoning of a public option and lax policy concerning LGBT issues. The lack of proactive action concerning Don't Ask Don't Tell from the White House, is one of the constant criticisms. Still, just who exactly the "professional left" is designed to be, it is not clearly defined. The interview was published today Gibbs was conspicuously absent from the White House press conference that day. Bill Burton, who filled in for Gibbs, says he was sick.

Not one of the most definitive of phrases

Just who Robert Gibbs meant exactly is still unknown, but what he was talking about though was as clear as day. Elected officials will always be targets for criticism, because there is no way for them to please anyone, and there will always be something to complain about.

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The Hill

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