Even the liberal Huffington Post is worried about how the President’s popularity is sinking with the People.  But when a Governor won’t dine with you either, it’s time to start examining how your “intergovernmental outreach” is working!  Of course Jan Brewer and Barack Obama had a famous snapshot of disagreement a few weeks ago, and the smoke from that incident still seems to be rising.

Governor Brewer apparently told The Huffington Post when asked, that she would not attend The White House dinner because it is a “social” event.

Governor Brewer’s snub of the President probably isn’t going to soften negotiations to resolve Arizona’s border problems.  Even so, Jan Brewer is probably not the only leading Republican in the country not eager to dine with the President!  Here’s the HP’s version of Brewer’s decision:

“The Huffington Post overheard Brewer telling gubernatorial staffers prior to Saturday’s opening NGA session that she would skip the dinner because it was a “social” function, but that she would attend Monday’s White House meeting between governors and Obama because it was a “policy” event.

When asked about her plans for Sunday night and her reasons for skipping the dinner, Brewer was ushered away by an aide. Her spokesman, Matthew Benson, stepped in to answer questions on her behalf.

“We have other plans now,” Benson said, without elaborating on what Brewer would be doing Sunday night.

Benson did confirm that Brewer would attend the Monday White House meeting.

Earlier this week, Brewer declined an invitation by Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to testify before the Senate regarding the immigration law, which is pending before the Supreme Court. Brewer, a former Arizona secretary of state, did veto a “birther” bill in Arizona last year, which would have required Obama and future presidential candidates to prove their natural-born citizenship.

While four Republican governors — Rick Scott of Florida, Rick Perry of Texas, Butch Otter of Idaho and John Kasich of Ohio — do not belong to the NGA, at least one will be coming to Washington for the dinner and not the conference. Scott indicated Friday that he and his wife, Ann, will have dinner at the White House Sunday.

Brewer is expected to attend all other events that make up this weekend’s NGA conference, which is dedicated to economic issues.”

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Filed under: Economy, Featured, Politics by Sonja Eddings Brown, Feb 26, 2012