Obama is giving another news conference today at 11. Who among us can contain their excitement? Every time I hear him talk these days, he says in one way or another that he’s rising above politics and asking the Republicans to do likewise (you have to admire his message discipline given how what he’s saying is not actually, you know, true. See my column today). And yet I keep getting e-mail like this. Or, this one is from Rep. Steve Israel:

“I’ve reached my limit. This may bring my Presidency down, but I will not yield on this.” – President Obama to Eric Cantor and Congressional Republicans in a closed-door meeting at the White House.
Jonah –
President Obama has had enough of Republicans’ childish games.
Despite weeks of negotiations, Republicans are still holding our economy hostage with their ridiculous demands.
The President stuck his neck out in the face of vicious GOP attacks and media spin. Now he needs your support.
Stand with President Obama: Sign our petition right now telling the GOP to end special tax breaks for Millionaires, Billionaires and Big Oil.
That’s right: Republicans are still refusing to budge on ending even one penny of tax breaks for Billionaires and Big Oil.
We need to send an immediate message to Republicans. Stand with the President today >>
Rep. Steve Israel
DCCC Chairman
P.S. Once you sign the petition, forward this email to three friends and ask them add their names too!

Funny how they initially claimed that there was no blow-up between Obama and Cantor, and now the Democrats are building an entire fundraising and media campaign around the fact that there was.