It is time for us to come together. It is time for us to act. It is time for those of us in Washington to live up to our responsibilities to the American people and to future generations. So let’s get this done.

America's unifying pride in this country's Olympians should set an example for Republicans and Democrats to come together, President Obama told listeners in his weekly address this morning, declaring that "if we want to compete on the world stage as well as we’ve competed in the world’s games, we need to find common ground. We need to move past the bickering and the game-playing that holds us back and blocks progress for the American people. "

This finding common ground is an admittedly daunting task, but not impossible, he said, pointing to passage this past week of a job's bill and the anti-trust measure for insurance companies as evidence that Washington gridlock is not total. And, of course, there was the health care summit, which he characterized as a "frank and productive discussion." He made some feel-good noises about common ground found at the summit, but he also listed the areas where conflict was rampant (and stuck it to conservatives by calling the tax credits he proposed for small business and individuals "the largest middle class tax cut for health care in history").

Some of these disagreements we may be able to resolve. Some we may not. And no final bill will include everything that everyone wants. That’s what compromise is.

Let's hold him to aiming this "compromise" passage at the obstructionist Republicans and not members of his own party.

The full transcript can be found at the White House website and beneath the fold.