Obama and House Republicans

Really, the entire video is worth watching. It's amazing to have a President who is knowledgeable and thoughtful about the issues and is willing to get into the details rather than simply sloganeer, a point Obama himself tries to make during the Q&A. Obama makes clear that he is an adult. Most important stuff starts at the 59 minute mark with Tom Price's question:

I think Obama hits on an essential point: Republicans are in lock-step opposition unless the final bills reflect 100% of their demands, even though their current share of the congress is roughly 40% (and even lower when accounting for geographical population density skew of the Senate). This is not how our government works. Elections have consequences. If you have stuff to offer, get it into the bill and pass it.

I'm Ready to Give Up

First, the Democrats take the wrong lesson away from the loss in the MA Special Election. Then, Obama decides that a spending freeze is the way to go in the midst of a lack of aggregate demand in the economy; an idea so idiotic, Chuck Grassley proposed it last year when the Obama Administration was fighting for stimulus dollars. Now, the Demo...actually, we've had this retarded discussion before. Only now, as the ARRA has helped keep the economy from cratering one would hope that the Democrats would push for more stimulus in the face of an economic "double dip."

Alas.

Eph me.