If I Was Officer Crowley........

[The Dad Fisherman]

Every time Gates opens his mouth he's sounding more and more like a Pompous Ass.....Did you see the news this morning of his Book Signing on the Vineyard...cracking jokes about the whole situation. Idiot

And I would bet this situation actually brings a lot more respect to the Cambridge Police Department. Crowley did the right thing by going, being cordial, and moving on.

on the Flip side..if the POTUS asks you to the White House for a beer....you go. As much as I hated the Last Dumb-ass in Chief, If he asked me to the White House for a beer I would go and pay the proper respect to the position....

[BigFish]

I do not pander.....I would have expected Gates to digress and apologize for being the one at fault before I accepted the invitation. Politicians are not high on my list of folks I want to have a beer with these days.

[Raven]

if he was so smart why doesn't he know that doors swell in times of 100% humidity.....

and.....! he didn't have to fix the door himself.

courtesy to others ....especially Police officers is a way of showing how intelligent you are....

which means in reality.... he's not very intelligent