[Revolting cat!]

Part of pretending we’re not a banana republic.

Bitter foes they indeed were. Or so we thought. But it was all theater (see above sentence.)

[wideawake]

Is it possible to disagree with someone and oppose their agenda without acting like a petulant child?

What is the strategic advantage of acting like a sore loser, a la Al Gore?

The President would have loved nothing more than if Romney had refused the invitation.