You’ve got to laugh. Obama wants the GOP to bow to his wishes. Fat chance.

“Unannounced, President Obama took to the lectern in the White House briefing room today to give a personal readout of his meeting earlier with congressional leaders of both parties.

“Despite the political posturing that often paralyzes this town, there are many issues upon which we can and should agree, he said.

It was more a plaintive plea than a political observation. His top legislative priorities are going nowhere and he’s searching for a way to get them out of lockup.

In this 13th month of his presidency, he’s anxious to pass a jobs bill and be seen addressing an unemployment rate that only last week declined from double digits. And his efforts to enact bills on energy, financial regulatory reform and especially health care are stuck in Congress despite the solid majority his party holds in both chambers.

He’s appealing for a spirit of bipartisanship – urging Democrats and Republicans alike “to put aside matters of party for the good of the country.”

It’s a familiar refrain from U.S. presidents who can’t get their way in Congress.

“We must put aside our political differences if we’re ever to set our economy to rights,” said President Reagan in 1982.

“It is time to put aside partisan rivalries and work together for our nation’s future,” said President Reagan in 1987 in trying to get Congress to enact deficit reduction

“We must put aside partisanship for the sake of our nation,” said the first President Bush in 1990 in appealing for congressional cooperation on the budget.

“We must now put aside bitterness and rancor, move beyond partisanship,” urged President Clinton in 1993 in trying to get Congress to pass his economic plan.

What these presidential appeals for bipartisanship always mean is: do it my

way. ”

The only difference here is that Barack Obama’s support for action across the board is about nill. Not only nill, but with a midterm looming that promises to be huge for the GOP the GOP has no reason to make “deals with the devil” and go along with Obama’s agenda.

Check the polls and you’ll see from healthcare to the economy Obama is on the wrong side of every issue and the GOP is most accurately reflecting the mood of the public.

Another thing, all this talk about “The Party of No” is crap. Damn right we’re the party of no! No more bailouts, no more runaway government spending, no more big government, No government-run healthcare. We’re saying “No” and so is America. Obama doesn’t have the support of the American people because he’s hopelessly over his head and out of touch with them. Instead he’s moving ahead at shoving all these things down America’s throat, as if he could care less – and most likely doesn’t – how the country feels.

It’s a trait of a fanatic that when they’re losing ground they redouble their efforts. Obama is in a dream world where he believes his own press and ignores the looming signs of a dead presidency, a one-term failure that would make Jimmy Carter look stellar.

My advice to the GOP, bide your time, give in to nothing and wait until November. We’ll be doing the demanding then.

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