Engaging the adversary

We watched the State of the Union address by President Obama with a mix of skepticism and anticipation. We were not disappointed, as we were dazzled once more by his oratory skills and his remarkable ability to swim against the tide. As he began “cornering” or “shaming” retrograde Republicans into some action, we felt that he finally was on the right track. He needs to do more of this though and constructively engage these stubborn adversaries – what am I saying – enemies, and ask them to actively contribute to any new piece of legislation. My sense is that the GOP is so “brain-dead” and lost in its 20th century dogma that it can't come with anything relevant to our times anymore, but they need to be put on the spot over and over again, so their brainwashed following finally realizes that the “republican emperor” has no clothes indeed!