Why's it so difficult for some to accept Obama was a good president

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I do reach across party lines to praise the achievements of Republicans when they are actually doing great things. Richard J. Berry, the Republican mayor here in Albuquerque, is absolutely fantastic. I wouldn't replace him with anyone else.

I also have reasonably good experiences with Republicans at the city/county level. I think when you get down to that level of government and the day-to-day nitty-gritty of dealing with concrete issues that affect your neighbors, ideology often goes out the window in favor of practical solutions that can work within a budget people can comprehend. It's really at the state and federal government levels that ideological grandstanding 'works' politically. I think that observation applies to both parties.