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In Washington's Fiscal Tango, Obama's Lacking A Dance Partner
For our President ---bottom line-- he still needs to identify one of the opposition he can engage-------it has to be frustrating to deal with a mob-----that's what Congress has become
Top White House aides constantly refer to a "civil war" in the Republican Party.
They sometimes use the phrase with near delight, reveling in the tensions that threaten to pull apart the GOP. But for President Obama, the divided opposition creates a major problem: He has neither a partner to cut a deal with nor a high-profile adversary to vilify.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/09/28/226824471/in-washingtons-fiscal-tango-obamas-lacking-a-dance-partner
