Obama has a wet dream, however, has yet to wake up and face reality

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Obama: Dem-control of House would solve obstacles

CHICAGO (AP) — Returning to the town that launched his political career, President Barack Obama gave a boost Wednesday to Democrats chasing control of the House, telling donors he's still seeking compromise with Republicans — but if that fails, it's up to Democrats to finish the job.

Joined by Mayor Rahm Emanuel, his former chief of staff, for a reception at a glitzy hotel in downtown Chicago, Obama said he said he is looking for Republicans in the House majority "for whom compromise is not a dirty word." But, he said, the best way to work around GOP obstructionism "is to have a Democratic House of Representatives."

'We've got a great chance of taking back the House," Obama said. "I'm going to be working tirelessly, wherever I get the opportunity, to make the case to the American people that our ideas are the right ones to broaden the middle class."

Democrats need to gain 17 seats to recapture control of the House next year. It's an ambitious goal, Democrats acknowledge, considering the president's party typically loses seats during the sixth year in office. But after spending half a decade in the minority, confounding Obama's efforts to push his legislative agenda through Congress, Democrats have resolved to try. They're eyeing potential pickups in places like Florida and Texas and courting moderate, outsider candidates they believe they can sell as more pragmatic than incumbent Republicans.

Although criticized by some in his party for doing too little to help the cause in his first term, Obama has shown himself to be a formidable fundraising force. He raised $3.25 million for House Democrats last month at fundraisers in San Francisco — among the 20 or so events Obama has agreed to headline ahead of the 2014 elections for House Democrats, Senate Democrats and the Democratic National Committee, which is still retiring debt the party racked up helping Obama get re-elected last year.

Obama's Chicago stops also attracted a number of protesters, whose muffled chants could be heard as he arrived at the hotel for the first event. Groups that had planned protests near the fundraisers included anti-abortion activists, environmentalists urging Obama to nix the Keystone XL pipeline and immigration advocates opposing deportations by the Obama administration.

http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/news-politics/20130530/US--Obama/

[Darnell 8,479]

a wet dream? Now that's change I (or Eric) can believe in.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

He thought he could pass gun control.

[decocker 7,198]

i refuse to pay for the washing of the president's sticky laundry. this is a travesty.

[Karee 4,191]

Didn't the Democrats control the house for Obama's first 2 years in office?

[Darnell 8,479]

is this not an oxymoronic phrase?

I'm going to be working tirelessly, wherever I get the opportunity

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

is this not an oxymoronic phrase?

I'm going to be working tirelessly, wherever I get the opportunity

You don't understand Obamaspeak? It means he will continue to support other Democrats, as long as he looks good doing it, and he just happens to be in the neighborhood, but not while the weather is good and he can get in a few rounds of golf.

[Darnell 8,479]

Obama: Dem-control of House would solve obstacles

Well, no sh|t, sherlock.

Why are the obstacles there? solve that, Mr. Obama, and you're on the first step of the path to enlightenment.