president build the relationships everybody is craving for him to build? i don t think it s his style. i think you can look at democrats who have similar frustration. they see a president that is not the back-slapping president like in terms of lbj but a different environment now i think the president a has used biden in the way and perhaps see that down the line. at the movie white house when they were going to watch lincoln not one gopper showed up. if they can t get together for social reasons how can we expect them to get together for business reasons? the white house has a lot of events where the republicans are invited. you read mcconnell no s reactioo the speech. his whole objective is defeat president obama and that was his priority. republicans politically for many of them being seen with the president doesn t help them and they know that.