NO one quite comprehends the power...or the hassles.. of being president until they've had the job for a few days, and the CIA starts waking you up early...and at other odd times... to explain the latest crisis. Then EVERYONE starts asking "When are you gonna do X, Y and Z?"

It is a job beyond comprehension for most people: and of the current Republican crop, only Newt has any real idea of what it might entail... and he is a loose cannon with all the moral character of a tom cat.

Obama is doing BETTER than anyone could hope with the Republican anchor chains around his ankles. "Compromise" they say.... meaning, "Give us everything WE want, or we won't vote for anything relevant!" Crap... the Republicans would howl to the stars if they had a Democratic house treating a Republican president like this.

In my opinion, they KNOW how good Obama is, and are scared shitless of letting him get much credit for anything.