Obama's America, getting better or worse? He promised change - now we are getting it.

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Kasz216 said:

No one wanted to attach their name to it and a lot only voted for it, because they new the republicans were going to vote against it.

Consider this

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/10/05/obama-s-jobs-bill-vote-blocked-by-reid-over-lack-of-democratic-support.html

But again - as the article suggests, mostly the Dems weren't voting for it NOT because they thought it was bad policy, but for the fact that the GOP has convinced their constituents that government spending/stimulus/all spending is bad and those in swing districts are more concerned about their jobs than the country.  

I don't buy your argument on the compromise bit.  When you're quoting Karl Rove's take on the events (and you are), I'm always skeptical.