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If Mr. Obama wants to get things done, he must recognize that in Washington only the president has the power to make the first big move.

After Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election, I was heartened to see him issue an Open Government Initiative on his first full day in office.

Obama is a great leader. He can fire people up and get them to do what he wants.

If you want to understand what is going on in the White House today, you have to begin with Barack Obama.

Obama offers himself as a catalyst by which disenchanted Americans can overcome two decades of vicious partisanship, energize our democracy, and restore faith in government.

Let's go tell everyone we meet that, when the American dream is at stake, you want Barack Obama in charge.

Whatever he does in office, no man can live up to the high expectations of the world, but we have been changed by his election. Obama's inauguration is a historic global achievement, a major milestone in the journey of a powerful nation.

We hope President Obama will now respect the will of the people, change course, and commit to making the changes they are demanding. To the extent he is willing to do this, we are ready to work with him.

And one of the most important values of Barack Obama is that he will always level with the American people.

I think that President Obama is beginning to realize that a lot of his plans have backfired.