rose: president obama today held his first meetings from both parties since the state of the union pledge odd-to-reach out to republicans. issues such as job creation, health care reform and the deficit were at the top of the agenda. afterwards, the president held an unscheduled press conference and spoke about the pressing need for bipartisanship. bipartisanship depends on a willingness among democrats and republicans to put aside matters of party for the good of the country. i won t hesitate to embrace a good idea from my friends in the minority party. but i also won t hesitate to condemn what i consider to bes on thensy rooted not in substantive disagreement fwhus political expedience. i m willing to move off some of the preferences of my party in order to meet them halfway. but there s got to be some give from their side as well, that s true on health care, that s true on energy, that s true on financial reform. that s what i m hope gets accomplished that the summit.