i understand it only too well - and suffer for it because there is no president to lead and insist on negotiation, compromise and resolution. please tell me why the president will not lead and insist on it - i don't care what the congressional attitude is - i want to know what obama's excuse is. and if his excuse is that congress is not interested in negotiation, compromise, resolution - that just proves my point that the president is not a leader and refuses to be one!