Babyspittle

Robert Draper has documented the seemingly treasonous (my word, not his) actions of republicans as soon as Obama took office.

As President Barack Obama was celebrating his inauguration at various balls, top Republican lawmakers and strategists were conjuring up ways to submarine his presidency at a private dinner in Washington.

more at huffingtonpost

This is something I suspected.
The president received no cooperation except in instances where the republicans were losing the public relations battle (such as their efforts to end the payroll tax cut – a middle class tax cut).

Actually, the stimulus did get a couple republican votes.
Without it, we’d be in recession like europe.