Bipartisanship: It's a trap!

[Beskar]

Really, just how?

Maybe they're dumb enough not to see that he is serious, but I bet you never considered that option at all...

It is self-defeating because regardless of whether or not Obama is serious about working with the Republicans, the Republicans are "smart" () enough, to know not to work with him.

In otherwords, the Republicans aren't going to work with him full-stop, so attempting to argue that Obama is seriously or not is pointless as the Republicans would not give him the time of day, anyway.