Obama stresses building foundation for future steps toward his agenda . Democrats win in Massachusetts could create split among Republican . White House also faces gap between high hopes at his inauguration and reality now . ` Ensuring that the banks did n't collapse was not a popular decision , '' Gibbs said . 31 million expert says it 's better for Obama to take its lumps now , before midterm elections .
Obama stresses building foundation for future steps toward his agenda . Democrats win in Massachusetts could create split among Republican . White House also faces gap between high hopes at his inauguration and reality now . 31 million expert says it 's better for Obama to take its lumps now , before midterm elections .