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Originally Posted by SomeCreep
If only he didn't have such a big ego and could meet republicans in the middle like Clinton did, the country would be so much better off.
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Way too much FoxNews for you.
The Republicans have no interest in meeting Obama in the middle.
The Republican plan after taking the house in 2010 was to block everything and compromise on nothing. In other words, a stalemate with no regard to the damage that would do to the country. Their concept was that if nothing got done in 2011 and 2012, nobody would notice the inaction of Congress and their guy could win the presidency after everyone blamed Obama. And no, that isn't some conspiracy theory bullshit. It was actually their plan.
"GOP says compromise not on the agenda if they retake the House"
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefi...-on-the-agenda
"John Boehner: 'We will not compromise'"
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1010/44311.html
"House Republicans Vow 'No Compromise'"
http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolit...-no-compromise
"GOP: No Compromise If We Retake the House"
http://redgreenandblue.org/2010/10/2...ake-the-house/
And let's not forget the debt ceiling crisis where Republicans blocked it until the 11th hour, causing the US to lose its AAA credit rating. That action by Republicans caused every American who has gotten a loan since then to pay more in interest.