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Like many Americans and nearly every pol in Washington, I watched President Obama's news conference yesterday afternoon and came away with a few observations. I believe him (for now) when he says he wants to work with Republicans to move legislation. I, however, feel that comity will dissipate quickly the first chance the White House gets to wage class warfare against the GOP. Someone has convinced him attacking this unknown constituency called "the wealthy" is a surefire winner for Obama. It also tells me this president is an ideologue more than anything else. In that regard, he looks NOTHING like his predecessors. Not even failed President Carter, and certainly nothing like Bill Clinton, who himself would have handled the day after those devastating losses far differently.

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