Fresh off of his Friday afternoon confrontation with President Bush, Representative Jason Chaffetz went on Greta Van Susteren to explain why he dared to challenge the President.

The first question Van Susteren asked was whether the Congressman was satisfied with the answer that President Obama gave regarding the health care bill transparency.  Rep Chaffetz, in his usual style, started off his remarks complimenting President Obama for entering the proverial lions den.

CHAFFETZ: Well, it was gracious of him to attend, and I'm proud of the fact that the Republicans invited him. But as I said to the president, I said, Look, I'm just a freshman here. I didn't create this mess. But I am here to help clean it up. So I don't want to hear about, you know, the background here. Let's work on moving forward.

And the rhetoric's good. I just want to make sure that the reality's good. And so, you know, it's -- it was a good dialogue. I appreciate him coming. I'm not just going to bite off his hand when he sticks it out. When he has good things to offer, we'll be right there with him. But this transparency in the process is critical, and so I thought it was a good step forward today. We'll see if it continues above and beyond just this one event.

Greta pushed for a more "partisan" answer and Rep. Chaffetz - to his credit - did not take the bait.

VAN SUSTEREN: So you thought it was a perfectly straight answer when he talked about C-SPAN covering Capitol Hill, which it routinely did long before, this administration did nothing different, and yet the C-SPAN was not in the drug meeting that he held at the White House last summer when he gave a deal to the drug, his administration, or worked one out? Or even two weeks ago with the unions at the White House, there was no C-SPAN there. So that you're satisfied, though, that that is an increased transparency and C-SPAN was there to meet his campaign obligation?

CHAFFETZ: No. I don't think he fulfilled that obligation. What I'm saying is I was appreciative...

VAN SUSTEREN: Well, let me ask you another...

CHAFFETZ: ... of the answer, so -- yes.

Representative Chaffetz even made sure that the "credit" for the problems he brought up in his question was given to those who deserve it most.

VAN SUSTEREN: What would you expect? I mean, you say that you hope. What would be, in your mind, like, a step forward to sort of confirm that this is, indeed, a step forward? What would you expect in the days and weeks to come?

CHAFFETZ: You know, I think what people want more than anything is they just want people to do what they say they're going to do. And so when the president makes the offer that, yes, we can go line by line through a particular bill, then invite people in to actually do that. And when opens up the door, say, Hey, we'll work with you on earmark reform, then I would expect that we go to the White House or they come up to Capitol Hill and we actually work on this.

And the real challenge here is, how do we also get Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid to have that same type of attitude? Because the president and the White House one situation, but boy, trying to get Nancy Pelosi and the House Democrats to do that is a whole 'nother game. So I hope so. That's the way it should be!

These are not the words of a rank partisan who "hates" the President.  These are the words of a man who, while disagreeing on policy, maintains a decorum and respect for the President that was sorely lacking in the last 8 years.  Thanks to Rep. Chaffetz for leading the charge toward respect and decorum.