The president offers Democrats some advice:

Members of the other party have worked with us to achieve important reforms on some issues. Yet, too often, their leadership prefers to block the ideas of others. We hear ‘no’ to making tax relief permanent. We hear “no” to Social Security reform. We hear ‘no’ to confirming federal judges. We hear “no” to a highly qualified U.N. ambassador. We hear “no” to medical liability reform. On issue after issue, they stand for nothing except obstruction, and this is not leadership. It is the philosophy of the stop sign, the agenda of the roadblock, and our country and our children deserve better.
Political parties that choose the path of obstruction will not gain the trust of the American people. If leaders of the other party have innovative ideas, let’s hear them. But if they have no ideas or policies except obstruction, they should step aside and let others lead.