How much time does Obama spend actually managing this country?

[Chewy Ivan 2]

As much as House Republicans will let him. Obama learned last year that the only way to get Republicans to compromise is to use their own constituents to pressure them. After all, that's how the Tea Party leads Republicans around by the nose: by threatening them with a primary fight if they don't tow their line.

Obama, however, has learned that Republicans can not be worked with in good conscience. He'll make a deal with them, like extending Bush tax cuts for all income levels two years, and then they just throw it back in his face, talking about how he broke a campaign promise to let tax rates on top earners expire. Now Republicans expect him to break his promise again after they were largely rejected by American voters?!