We can't even try WHAT, exactly?

Yep, top on my list would be Guantanamo along with, repeal Bush tax cuts and any number of other promises that were made to me and millions of others in his FIRST bid for the job. You can mock the idea of a round of golf with Boehner, but if it were a regular occurrence, I guarantee you that there would be less gridlock. These are human beings and when you spend time with another person on a regular basis you develop a relationship which can be leveraged to action; action that fuels progress.

It all starts with Government by RSVP as you call it. The one time I was excited about this presidency was when the administration arranged for both parties to be in the same room to hash out a health care bill. It didn't work out as hoped but I would love to see more of that. Laws and legislation happen as a result of compromises that occur belly to belly.

That said, I am not terribly optimistic about our current system because the "normalized script" is what keeps you and your party in constant power. That said, I do think the Internet is going to provide increasingly efficient ways for citizens to steer the agenda and hold their elected officials accountable in real time. I see the system changing drastically in the not to distant future.