>>Which would lead to all those goals. Obama has made it clear that his door is closed to the other party, although you and he say the opposite.
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>>I do not believe that. Would a closed door guy have conceded key points in health care reform? Would he have agreed to the extension of tax cuts to the rich?
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>Its tax cuts to ALL AMERICANS ...

John, I know you are smarter than this. The dispute was over tax cuts to the top earners. Everyone agreed on extending them to everyone else. I believe the estimated cost is over $700 billion for letting them keep their tax cuts.