Obama on Meet the Press Full Video Dec. 30

Obama looks sick and tired, yet he appears steadfast. Why do republicans think that Obama should be involved in Legislation 101? Dealing with fiscal matters is all basic stuff, stuff that republicans can't seem to wrap their heads around. That's because the republican party is better suited to overthrowing government. They've been infiltrated with tea party types that have been an awful influence on our government, primarily because they despise government.

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It's clear now that republicans are a serious mess. What the press has yet to figure out is that Obama can't overcome republicans' irrational hatred of him. Republicans have to find a way to be patriots and put the country first. Also, David Gregory is wrong. Blaming both parties when mostly one is to blame is lazy journalism. If David Brooks can admit it, so can the White House press corps: Republicans have "brain freeze" and are mostly to blame for the fiscal cliff:

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