Say SOMETHING!!!

I am listening to Obama (because I cannot stand to look at him), and the man is saying absolutely nothing. Nothing. He is talking in circles and circles and circles and really taking no responsibility for anything that has lead to the power shift in the House. It is still Me! Me! Me! But not in a way that expresses culpability.

NOW he is talking about listening to the Republicans' ideas about Health Care Reform. NOW he is talking about the 1099 issue in the Health Care Bill (which has not one thing to do with Health Care)! Where was this consideration when the President and the Congress were ramming this Bill with all of its hidden garbage down our throats? Where was the Bipartisan effort then? There wasn't any, because the burden of being Bipartisan falls on the Majority to take into consideration the concerns of the Minority, and it falls to both parties to listen to the constituents. This did not happen. It has not happened for two years.

He is still convinced that HE is the Way, the Light, and the Truth, and I cannot see how anything resembling progress is going to be made in the next two years. We are at a stalemate if this is the attitude this man is going to affect.

And again, another reference to the deficit that he 'inherited'...

How about cutting taxes on the companies that make R&D possible for things like airports and railways? Nope. Going to stick with the 'Middle Class Taxcuts' argument...

You had to know what this was going to sound like. He was nowhere near contrite or responsive. His tone was defensive and petulant. He confidently accepts the power of the position and the accolades for his 'historic' legislative efforts, but will cast responsibility for failure of any kind to any and everyone else. So, if the next two years do show a turnaround, it will be his Bipartisan effort. If it remains status quo or worsens, it will be the fault of the Republican Majority in the House for not sending any Bills to the Democratic Senate that could be sent to his desk. The Senate will now be a buffer, thrown under the bus by Obama, if things go badly now. Watch.