Rose Garden Beer Summit

Harvard professor Henry Gates, Jr. and Cambridge police officer James Crowley “did not apologize” to each other, but “agreed to disagree,” says USA Today about last night’s Rose Garden Beer Summit.

Click here for the rest of the USA Today article.

Few questions were answered, besides who had what to drink: President Obama, a Bud Light — Gates, a Sam Adams Light — Crowley, a Blue Moon — and VP Joe Biden, a Buckler.

A number of new polls show Obama’s approval ratings have fallen over his comments that the Cambridge police “acted stupidly,” particularly among working-class whites.

Click here for the Pew Research Center poll, which found 41% disapproved of Obama’s handling of the incident, compared to 29% who approved.

And click here for Rasmussen’s poll, which found 44% of Americans believe Obama has done poorly in dealing with the situation.

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No, not what they’ll talk about … what they’ll drink. On Air Force One this afternoon Press Secretary Robert Gibbs ended the speculation over the beer selection for tomorrow’s meeting:

From Time magazine’s political blog:

“The President will drink Bud Light. As I understand it — I have not heard this, I’ve read this, so I’ll just repeat what I’ve read, that Professor Gates said he liked Red Stripe, and I believe Sergeant Crowley mentioned to the President that he liked Blue Moon.”

Click here for the rest of the story from the Swampland.

It’s still unclear whether Gibbs will be making the beer run, as he suggested in Monday’s daily press briefing.

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