Meet Dr. Obama and Mr. President.

Same person – different personas.

Mr. President is the chief executive of our nation. He is responsible to all Americans – Republican, Democrat, and Independent – and is, therefore, non-partisan. Mr. President wants to work with any and all Congressional leaders.
He soars above political rhetoric.

Doctor Obama is the Champion of the Democratic Party. He does everything in his power to create an American that resembles Europe. He makes backroom deals, campaigns only for Democrats, and loves to lecture about the evil of corporations, Wall Street and Republicans-in-general.

Dr. Obama stole the show in the Democratic primary of 2007-2008. When Hillary tilted left, Dr. Obama dove west. He was a liberal’s liberal.

But during the general campaign, Mr. President became the sole presenter. He did not believe in blue states or red states. He believed in abortion rights, but fewer abortions; he believed in the war in Afghanistan, but not Iraq. He was above party cant.

Mr. President gave a lovely Inaugural address. It made conservatives and liberals optimistic about the nation's future. Perhaps, they thought, a new tone had indeed come to Washington.

During this past summer and fall, though, Mr. President was strangely absent. Oh sure, he made a smashing speech in Oslo, and soberly discussed the situation in Afghanistan…

But, overall, it was Dr. Obama who stole the show.

As in the Democratic primaries, the good Doc made a beeline left. From auto bailouts, to cap-and-trade, to health care. Nothing was too far from the Right.

Doc Obama stated that those who opposed health care were using “scare tactics.” Those who did not like cap-and-trade were bought out by special interests. Republicans were bad; Democrats were good.

And then came Massachusetts…

Since that fateful day, neither Dr. Obama nor Mr. President have emerged for more than a few minutes – before tag-teaming the other.

During his State of the Union, for instance, Mr. President sternly admonished Republicans for behaving like “every day was election day.”

The next day, Dr. Obama hit the campaign trail. In two town hall meetings, the Doc roundly skewered the GOP…

Later, Mr. President pleaded with Republicans to work together. "I can't do this alone,” he said. “Democrats can't do this alone…”

Tears.

Mr. President sat down (for a paragraph).

Dr. Obama then pounced upon the podium and denounced the evil Republicans as “opportunists.”

Saddened by these words the all-inclusive Mr. President descended into the fray. He calmly urged Republicans to “build on the progress we've seen and work together wherever possible."

Not to be outdone, the feisty Doc came back with a vengeance, ordering Republicans to immediately pass his big government run programs for health care and cap-and-trade.

It's exhausting...

And sad... Many regular Americans – even Republicans – are fans of Mr. President. They truly want to see both parties work together to fix the budget, reform health care, promote renewable energy… They are willing to compromise.

But, Dr. Obama is not interested in compromise. To the Doc, compromise is when both sides come over to his side… And he wins.

That’s not okay with the majority of Americans, who strongly dislike partisan politics.

Our troubled leader, therefore, has a few choices. He can…

1) Govern as Dr. Obama -- and gain a new family of Republicans in November.
2) Continue the Dr.-Obama-and-Mr.-President-tag-team approach, hoping that most Americans are too dazed to realize the constant switch.
3) Become Mr. President – the guy that Americans voted for. Moderate, inclusive, open…

I hope he chooses number 3.