The problems is he isn't exercising the options of his position- he lets the Senate Democrats and media do that.
He said in 2000, Inaug Speech, exactly how his admin was going to go about "doing business". He has kept his word. The only ones trying to "change" his words, are those who only saw President Bush's won as their own "private little victory". Obviously, they did not listen very clearly to exactly what he says, and so they do not understand what he is doing.
Dittos again in re President Bush's win of 2004. They don't listen closely or clearly to what he says; no they do a little tap dance as tho they are gladiators with remote controls controlling the President (since "they helped him win") and then play emotional blackmail games when he exercises his options. The President is not a droid "for hire" by those who helped win his election. I know it is utterly SHOCKING for some people to kin this.
So, like angry, thwarted children, they flip off these little self-revelatory bon mots as a projectory at the President.
Who looks foolish? Not the President.