After reading the excerpts of Obama's speech that Joe posted below, I talked to Joe, and to a journalist friend with a major publication, and all of us read Obama's speech the same way: He blames Republicans and Democrats equally for "partisan bickering" and more. Now, were Obama to be blaming conservative Democrats and Republicans, that would be fair - from Max Baucus, to Blue Dogs in the House, to every single Republican, their special interest obstructionism has made this entire thing a mess (and the President's refusal to get involved only made things worse). But, Obama being Obama, he refuses to name names. He even refuses to name parties. So in the end, you have no idea who or what he's talking about. In fact, for all we know, it sounds an awful lot like he's criticizing us too. Which is funny, because in the end, the lion's share of the blame goes to Barack Obama, who could have chosen to lead on this issue months ago, but didn't.
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