>Ike, LBJ or Reagan could be President today and why wouldn't the same partisan shrieking desensitize the people so they can't distinguish between an "Obama caused Ebola!" shriek and a "Nixon burglarized his rivals and tried to cover it up!" shriek? IMO that's the issue now.

The myth that consensus leads to good results should have been put to rest by the overwhelming consensus that supported the Iraq debacle.

LBJ was willing to turn the election map on its ear when he led the passage of civil rights legislation.
With a few exceptions, no one since has been willing to take that kind of risk.
Obamacare should have been called Pelosicare.
Nancy stuck her neck way out for him and it cost her the speakership, along with the seats of many dem members, while he coasted to an easy re-election.