[snugs]

I cannot believe the nonsense that is being posted on that thread unbelievable.

I think some people check there brains out at the door when they log on to FR.

For one thing the President is the President of the United States so to address any body is not strange thing to do. Secondly he is a Republican President with a Democrat Congress if he hopes to achieve anything in the next 2 years he has got to work with them.

All these people see it as selling out etc etc they do not see that to get anything that they wish he has to speak and work with the Democrats and what is a better place to do that but at their retreat.

[GretchenM]

One politically challenged individual said he's 6een telling "us" all along that W is selling us out. Here's my reply.

He is not.

What is there a6out his efforts to work with these lunkheads that you don't understand? Would you have him ignore them so that they will 6e all the more empowered to ignore HIM? Did you learn anything from Reagan's years in the WH, and his right understanding that you may not get 100 percent of what you want 6ut if you get 85 percent of it, you've got that in the pocket and can work to get the rest in the next round?

[GretchenM]

Do you start to get tense as the minutes tick away toward the final moments to make a 6id at e6ay? This is starting to drive me nuts!