President Barack Obama, while addressing the media on Friday had plenty on his mind when discussing the sequestration.  Yes, it was "Jedi mind meld" a mixture of Star Wars and Star Trek.  

Obama, faced the media today dicussing the sequester (sequestration), the negotiations and blamed the republicans and Speaker Boehner for the "severe" budget cuts, after meeting with the leaders of both parties on  Friday.  During a question and answer session, Obama deflected questions regarding whether he is responsible for any of the problems and asked what steps should he take in addressing the issue.

Yesterday, the President officially began his second term, but only after committing another mistake in reciting the oath of office. Four years ago, the culprit was Chief Justice John Roberts, who flubbed the wording of the oath. This time, Roberts recited the correct words, but the President was unable to properly enunciate the phrase “United States.”

Once again, the Republican Party has disappointed grassroots conservatives. With GOP votes, Congress approved a catastrophic bill to avert the fiscal cliff.  

After House Speaker John Boehner was unable to muster enough support for his “Plan B” proposal, the Congress has adjourned for the holidays. At this point, Republicans should stay home until the new Congress convenes in 2013.  

I had a cat once that deemed itself a mighty hunter. His choice of prey was lizards. He would watch them crawl down the patio walls, pick a spot within the edge of his leaping ability, fly from the floor, knock the hapless reptile down, and slap it around until he got bored. Watching how Barack Obama has battered John Boehner for the last few months brought back memories of my cat and the lizards.

The days are getting colder 'tho there's plenty of heat arising over Washington D.C. as the "hot" discussions over the country's fiscal cliff debate continues.   

New summary of poll numbers are out and from the information provided by Ron Faucheux of Clarus.

Now that the US elections are over, President Obama bested Mitt Romney, and the people have spoken regarding the congressional makeup, how is the GOP, which many believe took a beating on Tuesday, going to pick up the pieces and be competitive once again?