What really happened is Obama’s people told him how many cops, cops relatives and affiliates are in the country and how many votes he would lose if he continued down the path and he decided to eat some crow to save some votes. It is very political and he knows he made a mistake. If Obama wants to be the President of all the people and not just certain people then he better stick to his written remarks and stop acting like a community organizer and start acting like a president. You can’t have it both ways.

Allan is right- Gates acted like an asshole and the Crowley took the bait. Maybe Gates wanted to be arrested. It is too bad Crowley did not walk away, but I am sure he has some of the outburst recorded. Maybe the meeting over beers will help.