Obama does something that I agree with!

It is also raining cats and dogs and fish are swimming in the sky. Hard to believe but this is spot on. From the New York Times:

Obama�s Plan to Meet Dalai Lama Draws Swift Chinese Rebuke
President Obama plans to meet at the White House on Friday with the Dalai Lama, a visit that drew a swift rebuke from the Chinese government, which has tried to diminish the influence of the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader and his efforts to promote the autonomy of Tibet.

The administration portrayed the visit as part of an effort to promote a �middle way� solution to the fate of Tibet, where China has been trying to tamp down a stubborn movement for greater autonomy that has involved the self-immolation of more than 125 Tibetans, mostly monks and nuns, since 2008.

�The president will meet with the Dalai Lama in his capacity as an internationally respected religious and cultural leader,� said a statement issued late Thursday by Caitlin Hayden, a National Security Council spokeswoman.

�The United States supports the Dalai Lama�s �middle way� approach of neither assimilation nor independence for Tibetans in China,� Ms. Hayden said. �We will continue to urge the Chinese government to resume dialogue with the Dalai Lama or his representatives, without preconditions, as a means to reduce tensions.�

A bit more:

The Dalai Lama was also in Washington for a meeting Thursday with the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative organization. In a possible reflection of the political sensitivities of the meeting with Mr. Obama, it will not take place in the Oval Office, but rather in the White House�s map room.

Interesting that he is meeting with AEI -- wonder what is being planned. Also, meeting in the Map room makes it not an official 'State' visit so Barry has plausible denial. Tibet is a sovereign nation -- China needs to get out. There are no real assets in Tibet so China's transgressions are purely political.