Well, maybe Obama could do a better job of cracking skulls and of outmaneuvering republicans so that they have no choice but to work with him.. But I'll just r

Well, maybe Obama could do a better job of cracking skulls and of outmaneuvering republicans so that they have no choice but to work with him.. But I'll just reiterate that we're dealing with a party here that attempted to filibuster raising the debt ceiling, and then filibustered implementing PAYGO rules that same afternoon. They filibustered appointing that bipartisan deficit reduction commission after the original idea had been pitched by republican senators. So, yeah, there's room for improvement in how Obama's handling these jokers. He could do a better job in exposing what they're doing and forcing them to be productive. More televised meetings with them would be my advice, and he seems to be going that way with the healthcare summit next week (that republicans may decide not to show up to). But they're still the primary jokers in the picture. IMO.