Obama: ‘One of My Few Regrets’ Is the Inability to ‘Reduce Polarization’ in Politics

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Now over ░░░░░░░░ last nine years I ░░░░░░░░ you to know my ░░░░░░░░ in the generosity and ░░░░░░░░ fundamental goodness of the ░░░░░░░░ people has been rewarded ░░░░░░░░ affirmed over and over ░░░░░░░░ I ve seen it ░░░░░░░░ the determination of auto ░░░░░░░░ who have been laid ░░░░░░░░ that were sure they ░░░░░░░░ once again be part ░░░░░░░░ a great iconic american ░░░░░░░░ I ve see it ░░░░░░░░ the single mom who ░░░░░░░░ back to school even ░░░░░░░░ she s working an ░░░░░░░░ after her kids because ░░░░░░░░ wants a peer life ░░░░░░░░ that next generation I ░░░░░░░░ seen it in vision ░░░░░░░░ risk taking of small ░░░░░░░░ I ve seen it ░░░░░░░░ and time again in ░░░░░░░░ courage of our troops ░░░░░░░░ it s been noted ░░░░░░░░ by pundits pundits that ░░░░░░░░ tone of our politics ░░░░░░░░ t gotten better since ░░░░░░░░ was inaugural rated In ░░░░░░░░ it s gotten worse ░░░░░░░░ there s still this ░░░░░░░░ gap between the magnitude ░░░░░░░░ our challenges and the ░░░░░░░░ f our politics which ░░░░░░░░ why in my final ░░░░░░░░ of the union address ░░░░░░░░ in the one before ░░░░░░░░ i had to acknowledge ░░░░░░░░ one of my few ░░░░░░░░ is my inability to ░░░░░░░░ the polarization and meanness ░░░░░░░░ our politics I was ░░░░░░░░ to be part of ░░░░░░░░ here and yet couldn ░░░░░░░░ translate it the way ░░░░░░░░ wanted to to our ░░░░░░░░ in Washington And people ░░░░░░░░ me why I ve ░░░░░░░░ so much time to ░░░░░░░░ topic and I tell ░░░░░░░░ it s not just ░░░░░░░░ I m president and ░░░░░░░░ polarization and gridlock are ░░░░░░░░ to me the fact ░░░░░░░░ we ve gotten a ░░░░░░░░ of a lot done ░░░░░░░░ past seven years despite ░░░░░░░░ gridlock we saved the ░░░░░░░░ from a depression.”