President Obama made the mistake of believing the Republican party AND the rabid RWNJs (tee potty, Poootarians, etc) actually worked for the United States.
They don't.
In fact, they will do whatever necessary to bring us down. Anyone who does not see that has not been paying attention.
The GOP "works" for the people that elected them...Americans, the last time I checked! Obama declared that elections have consequences in 2009 but then decided that they didn't have consequences in 2010.