I have a hard time believing the Washington Post ran these sentences with a straight face:

The president and his allies have started a new political offensive, seeking to rebound from the Democrats’ loss of the Massachusetts Senate seat long held by the late Edward M. Kennedy and salvage their effort to enact comprehensive health-care reform.
Obama has begun to try to appeal to voters who see Washington as broken by stressing his commitment to bipartisanship, while aggressively trying to rebut GOP criticisms of his policies. At the same time, he has sought to refocus his energy on the economy and job creation, which remains the public’s top priority.

Contradiction One: The president and his allies are seeking to salvage their effort to enact health-care reform, while simultaneously refocusing his energy on the economy and job creation. There are only so many hours in a day, and a White House’s most valuable and limited resource is the president’s time and attention. Between health care and the economy, one issue, inevitably, has to get less attention than the other.

Contradiction Two: Obama is “stressing his commitment to bipartisanship, while aggressively trying to rebut GOP criticisms of his policies.” When neither approach seems to work, I can understand why. “I’m trying to work hand-in-hand with those nihilist, ruthlessly partisan, insane teabaggers.”