Begala: Obama Should Visit Border to Show He Cares and Learn Facts on the Ground

Paul Begala: Obama Should Visit Border To Show He Cares And Learn Facts On The Ground (Washington Free Beacon)

Following Obama’s defense of his decision not to visit the Texas border, in which he suggested the visit would merely be political theater, Democratic strategist Paul Begala cited examples of President Clinton visiting the sites of tragedies and said, “You go because, first off, you show that you care. Second, you learn about facts on the ground in a way that bureaucracy often doesn’t tell you when you talk directly to the people affected.”