Obama blasts opposition for lack of compromise

US PRESIDENT Barack Obama has blasted Republican leaders for what he sees as an uncompromising stance and urged cooperation between the two political parties regardless of the outcome of tomorrow’s elections.

“Whatever the outcome on Tuesday, we need to come together to help put people who are still looking for jobs back to work,” Obama said.

“And there are some practical steps we can take right away to promote growth and encourage businesses to hire and expand.”

Obama took issue with House Republican minority leader John Boehner who said recently that “this is not the time for compromise,” and with Senate Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who said his main goal after this election is to win the next one.

The president said he had found these comments “troubling”.

According to Obama, US politicians face a simple choice – spending the next two years mired in gridlock or moving the country forward.

“We can move forward,” the president said. “We can promote new jobs and businesses by harnessing the talents and ingenuity of our people.

“We can take the necessary steps to help the next generation – instead of just worrying about the next election.”

Republicans are widely expected to net more than the 39 seats they need to win control of the House of Representatives, but fall short of the 10 seats they need to recapture the Senate.

Obama launched a final weekend campaign blitz on Saturday, campaigning in the states of Connecticut, Ohio, Illinois and Pennsylvania in a bid to shore up threatened Democratic candidates.

He called on Americans to confound the polls and accused his political foes of plotting to revive the policies that got America into its worst economic “mess” since the 1930s Great Depression.