The Obama administration claims that the Republicans are obstructing his agenda. I can’t imagine how that can be the truth, since both houses of Congress are roughly 58% Democrat. It seems to me that since they are in control of two of the three branches of government, they can do as they please.
It shows a lack of leadership and reflects a President’s unpopularity when he cannot even lead his own party, much less an entire nation. Regardless of what you see in the press, a sure sign that a President is losing a grip on the electorate is when his own party makes him irrelevant.
Personally, I think a gridlocked government is best- when they can’t get anything accomplished, they do less damage.