republicans are in the majority. but opposition only seemed to's error obama on, to present himself as a president who has greatly improved the economy. >> with a growing economy shrinking deficits, a bustling industry, booming energy production, we have risen from recession free to write our own

his plans are possible without the republicans, so he ended with an appeal for bipartisan cooperation. >> if you share the broadvision i outlined tonight, i ask you to join me in the work at hand. if you disagree with parts of it, i hope you will at least

for employers and workers that would be financed by tax increases. that is something that the republicans are unlikely to let throgh. the president knows that none of his plans are possible without the republicans, so he ended with an appeal for bipartisan cooperation.