But fast forward to today, it's the republicans that have no policy or direction other than to vehemently and wildly denounce any and every speech, policy or decision coming from the White House or Congress (see Jim11). It's a ####### drag on this country for the republican "leadership" to simply denounce, denounce, denounce hoping the negativity starts to resonate with more Americans and they take it out on the incumbents (see the
woman in Colorado crying about the Obama speech to schoolchildren). Obama was foolish to think that republicans would be open to any bi-partisanship on even one policy, because they know it has to be their strategy to never compromise. The republican party is a joke right now, devoid of any ideas or leadership of their own. It's too bad because it's the country that suffers as a result.