Disrespecting the presidency by Kevin Foley April 05, 2013 12:00
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to a friend | print Along with their petty ideas, Republican
leaders in the House and Senate love to engage in petty
behavior.  These are the same people who have done nothing to
help President Obama lift the nation out of the economic morass
their party left behind after eight disastrous Bush years. In
fact, they’ve stood in President Obama’s way at every turn,
reckoning if they preserved the miserable status quo Republicans
would win elections.  They should have been disabused of that
notion after the thumping they received in November. They lost
the presidency along with Senate and House seats, so you’d think
conservative leaders would begin to understand there aren’t
enough buyers for what they’re selling.  You’d think they’d
moderate their views and behavior.  Since taking office, Obama
has tried mightily to compromise with congressional Republicans.
Virtually every one of his o