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David Gregory writes: In his weekly address, President Obama said his New Year's resolution is to make sure he's doing everything he can to help the economy continue to grow. Also, he seemed open to compromise with the other side, saying, "I'm willing to work with anyone of either party who's got a good idea and the commitment to see it through. And we should all expect you to hold us accountable for our progress or our failure to deliver."
So what will that mean for bipartisanship in 2011? To address that I was joined by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
Graham has been critical of the president and Congress during the lame duck session, angry that so much legislating was done by some members with one foot out the door. On Sunday, he was especially critical of his own party, saying:
"I don't wanna see bills passed in lame duck Congress where you can't amend the bill. Don't Ask Don't Tell was repealed in the lame duck Congress. And they'll want-- not one amendment was allowed to the bill. We had six versions of the DREAM Act brought up in the lame duck Congress….The START Treaty could have been made better if it came in to the new year. I don't understand why Republicans were pushing through policies in the lame duck that could have been made better in the new Congress." The senior senator from South Carolina said we should expect more battles in 2011.
He will not vote to increase the debt ceiling until government goes back to 2008 spending levels and reform to entitlement spending.
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