Barack Obama actually said...

When I made a series of overtures to the Republicans; going over to meet with both Republican caucuses; you know, putting three Republicans ...

Just in terms of the historic record here, the Republicans were brought in early and were consulted.

It is only government that can break the vicious cycle where lost jobs lead to people spending less money which leads to even more layoffs.

Last month our economy lost 598,000 jobs which is nearly the equivalent of losing every single job in the state of Maine.