You are aware that the mandate was originally a Republican idea right? The same idea they all now hate for one reason and one reason only and that is to embarrass Obama like it was his idea. So when u talk about reaching out you have to have people on the other side who will reach with you. Obama has been cocked blocked every time he reached out unless it is about continuing wars and keeping in tow country defict killing tax breaks during war time which haven't created one job for this country. Those wonderful Republican ideas. Tax breaks with no way to pay for them then call those deficit spending by Obama. Hypocrits at the highest level.