it may have been perfection that was bad for the country and his early accomplishments came with an easy congress to work with. after that, he had to work to get things done. i don t like what he did with an easy congress to work with. i don t think he s been able to get congress to work now because he doesn t really compromise. his side loves the fact that he was able to pass health care. you just touched on something there about not being able to compromise. you know, with the jobs bill, he didn t even call up the members of the congressional delegations to talk with them about it. and then there s these stories floating around that he s completely isolated in the white house. he doesn t really talk to anybody except axelrod and valerie jarrett and he s a man alone in a drift. well, presidents are usually lonely when they re in office. i don t think they run to be lonely. they run as love magnets but the job requires you to have presidential courage and that s the courage to be l