Obama: ‘This Was a Pretty Shameful Day for Washington’ By Daniel Halper April 17, 2013 8:59 pm FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Add Washington Examiner on Google FacebookTwitterEmailPrint In remarks in the Rose Garden, President Obama scolded the Senate for blocking gun control measures: “This was a pretty shameful day for Washington,” Obama said. TagsBarack ObamaBlogGun ControlGuns and FirearmsTWS ArchiveWashington Related Content Crime Police detain person of interest in Brown University shooting that left two dead World Fifteen dead after gunmen open fire on Jewish event in Australia In Focus How Ukraine’s military overachieves Congressional Platner courts progressives as Maine Senate race with Mills and Collins tightens Finance and Economy Second round of December Social Security payments goes out in three days